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Monument details
Summary
Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1830 to 1976
Summary from record TR 04 SW 59 :
Red brick 2-storey lodge c1850, possibly by Samuel Beazley. The linking clock tower was originally free standing and is later in its style & materials, c1898.
| Grid Reference: | TR 0158 4166 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR04SW |
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| Parish: | ASHFORD, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SITE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1830 AD to 1976 AD)
- LODGE (Lodge, Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5344 NEWTOWN ROAD (North East Side) Gate house to Railway Works TR 04 SW 3/244
II
2. Circa 1850 possibly by Samuel Beazley. Consists of a 2 storey lodge built of red brick with grey headers. Slate roof. Gabled ends with plain bargeboards. Simple sashes with verticals only. Round headed doorcase. Attached to the north-west is a brick clock tower of red brick slightly tapering towards the summit. The top stage is of yellow brick and has a triple opening on each side and a pyramidal cap with finial. Rusticated base. Modern extension on ground floor.
Listing NGR: TR0129243149
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Description from record TR 04 SW 59 :
Red brick 2-storey lodge c1850, possibly by Samuel Beazley. The linking clock tower was originally free standing and is later in its style & materials, c1898. It was added to the lodge after the war. Two storey lodge built of red brick with grey headers. Slate roof, gabled ends with plain bargeboards. Clocktower is attached to the n-w and is of red brick. The top stage is of yellow brick and has a triple opening in each side and a pyramidal cap with finial.
Additional bibliography. (2-3)
<1> RCHME, 1991, The Railway Works Ashford, rchme (Unpublished document). SKE6767.
<2> Alan Baxter & Associates, 2004, Ashford Railway Works - Historic Buildings Assessment (Unpublished document). SKE16615.
<3> Museum of London Archaeology, 2008, Newtown Railway Works, New Town Road, Ashford: A Standing Building Survey Report (Unpublished document). SKE16614.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Unpublished document: RCHME. 1991. The Railway Works Ashford. rchme. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: Alan Baxter & Associates. 2004. Ashford Railway Works - Historic Buildings Assessment. |
| <3> | Unpublished document: Museum of London Archaeology. 2008. Newtown Railway Works, New Town Road, Ashford: A Standing Building Survey Report. |
Related records
| TR 04 SW 58 | Parent of: Balancing Shed, Newtown Railway Works (Site of?) (Monument) |
| TR 04 SW 57 | Parent of: Former workshop, Newtown Railway Works (Monument) |
| TR 04 SW 56 | Parent of: Workshops, Newtown Railway Works (Monument) |
| TR 04 SW 224 | Part of: CARRIAGE SHOP AT NEWTOWN RAILWAY WORKS (Listed Building) |
| TR 04 SW 67 | Part of: Channel house (Monument) |
| TR 04 SW 222 | Part of: ENGINE SHED AT NEWTOWN RAILWAY WORKS (Listed Building) |
| TR 04 SW 64 | Part of: Klondyke Carriage Works, Newtown Railway Works, Ashford (Monument) |
| TR 04 SW 62 | Part of: Machine Shop, Newtown Railway Works (Monument) |
| TR 04 SW 55 | Part of: Newtown Railway Works (Monument) |
| TR 04 SW 63 | Part of: Paint Store, Newtown Railway Works (Listed Building) |
| TR 04 SW 61 | Part of: Wagon shop, Newtown Railway Works (Monument) |
