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Latitude: 51.3983 / 51°23'53"N
Longitude: 0.542 / 0°32'31"E
OS Eastings: 576927
OS Northings: 169646
OS Grid: TQ769696
Mapcode National: GBR PPP.CTP
Mapcode Global: VHJLV.B3WX
Plus Code: 9F329GXR+8Q
Entry Name: Gymnasium
Listing Date: 8 July 1998
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1375604
English Heritage Legacy ID: 469568
ID on this website: 101375604
Location: Brompton, Medway, Kent, ME4
County: Medway
Electoral Ward/Division: River
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Gillingham
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent
Church of England Parish: Gillingham St Mark
Church of England Diocese: Rochester
Tagged with: Gymnasium
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GILLINGHAM
Pembroke
NORTH ROAD (north side)
Gymnasium
GV
II
Gymnasium, disused. c.1902, by Colonel Sir Henry Pilkington RE. Red brick with Portland stone dressings and slate roof. Rectangular open plan.
EXTERIOR: single storey; sixteen bay side range. North entrance gable end has large square clasping buttress towers to a coped gable with central lateral stack, plinth/cill band, and upper cill band. The corner towers have small round-arched windows to the base, upper stage has keyed lunettes with architraves beneath ashlar bands, cornice and parapet with ashlar corners. Gable has outer doorways with keyed architraves and steep pediments to panelled doors, paired flat-headed inner windows, and a central lateral stack extending up through a large upper lunette, with bands to the stack and outer mullions; a relief panel to the stack has an anchor and rope. South coped gable has a large lunette with four banded mullions, and clasping buttresses. Sides have plain buttresses between upper segmental-arched windows and impost band, and lower west aisle range with three entrances with bracketed canopies and raised parapets behind, with gabled end blocks.
INTERIOR: not inspected but noted as having a large gymnasium with wooden floor.
HISTORY: with the adjoining swimming pool (qv) evidence of attempts to raise the physical quality of the late C19 navy. Part of a fine group of naval barracks buildings including the Captains' House, mess block, barracks and canteen (qqv).
Listing NGR: TQ7692569647
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