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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 15 NE 719 |
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| Type of record: | Listed Building |
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| Name: | JOHN SMITH'S HOSPITAL |
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Summary
Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1657 to 1657. John Smith's Hospital
| Grid Reference: | TR 1575 5767 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR15NE |
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| Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- ALMSHOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1657 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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Description from record TR 15 NE 5:
(TR 15755766) Smith's Hospital (TI) Almshouses (GT). (1) John Smith's Hospital, 37-44 Longport Street, Canterbury - 1657 almshouses. (2) Eight almshouses in good condition bearing a tablet "John Smith Esq. Founder of this Hospital 1657". GP: AO/65/59/4. (3) Almshouses dated 1657. Timber framed buildings of one storey cased in red brick. Tiled roof with 4 large brick stacks. Modillion eaves cornice. One restored casement to each with shutters. Shaped Dutch gables at the ends. The rear elevation has a roof in hips. No 38 has a massive red brick chimney breast. (4) Additional bibliography. (5-7)
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 944 L0NGPORT (South Side)
Nos 37 to 44 (consec) (John Smith's Hospital) TR 1557 NE 6/159 3.5.67.
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2. Almshouses dated 1657. Timber framed buildings of 1 storey cased in red brick. Tiled roof with 4 large brick stacks. Modillion eaves cornice, I restored casement to each with shutters. Shaped Dutch gables at the ends. The rear elevation has a roof in hips. No 38 has a massive red brick chimney breast.
Nos 37 to 44 (consec) form a group.
Listing NGR: TR1574357678 (8)
<1> OS 1/2500 1957 (OS Card Reference). SKE48127.
<2> MHLG (944/11/A Mar 1962) 28 (OS Card Reference). SKE47034.
<3> F1 ASP 02-FEB-65 (OS Card Reference). SKE41893.
<4> DOE (HHR) Dist of City of Canterbury 1973 131 (OS Card Reference). SKE40209.
<5> BOE North East and East Kent 1983 258 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38265.
<6> T Anc Mon Soc 14 1967 17 (OS Card Reference). SKE49794.
<7> SMITH'S ALMSHOUSES, 1657, AT 37-44 LONGPORT ST., CANTERBURY, FROM NORTH EAST. (Photograph). SKE2620.
<8> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 1/2500 1957. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: MHLG (944/11/A Mar 1962) 28. |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 02-FEB-65. |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of City of Canterbury 1973 131. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: BOE North East and East Kent 1983 258 (J Newman). |
| <6> | OS Card Reference: T Anc Mon Soc 14 1967 17. |
| <7> | Photograph: SMITH'S ALMSHOUSES, 1657, AT 37-44 LONGPORT ST., CANTERBURY, FROM NORTH EAST.. OS65/F59/4. Black and White. Negative. |
| <8>XY | Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #23589 listed building, ] |
