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Monument details

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1733 to 1799

Summary from record TQ 76 NE 128 :

Medway House garden wall: scheduled

Monument Types

• SITE (Post Medieval - 1733 AD to 1799 AD)

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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 76 NE CHATHAM MAIN GATE ROAD
(East side) Chatham Dockyard
762-1/8/64
Wall surrounding garden to rear
of former Commissioner's House
GV II*
Includes: Wall surrounding garden to rear of former Commissioner's House, CHURCH LANE CHATHAM DOCKYARD.
Garden wall. Mid-late C18. English bond brick. Coped wall has S and E entrances with shallow pediments and piers with ball finials. Extends from the Commissioner's staff accommodation to the Cashier's Office (qqv), and encloses the rear garden of the Commissioner's House (qv). A prominent item within this notably complete Georgian dockyard.
TQ 76 NE CHATHAM CHURCH LANE
(Westside) Chatham Dockyard
762-1/8/64
Wall surrounding garden to rear
of former Commissioner's House
GV II*
See under: Wall surrounding garden to rear of former Commissioner's House, MAIN GATE ROAD CHA THAM DOCKY ARD
Listing NGR: TQ7592569025

Description from record TQ 76 NE 128 :
(TQ 7592 6905) SAM No. 389 [Medway House garden wall: scheduled]. (1)

<1> English Heritage 1:1250 SAM location maplet (OS Card Reference). SKE41612.

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