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The Masonic Hall

A Grade II* Listed Building in Faversham, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.318 / 51°19'4"N

Longitude: 0.8953 / 0°53'42"E

OS Eastings: 601851

OS Northings: 161636

OS Grid: TR018616

Mapcode National: GBR SW3.C50

Mapcode Global: VHKJW.G4NG

Plus Code: 9F328V9W+64

Entry Name: The Masonic Hall

Listing Date: 29 July 1950

Last Amended: 3 August 1972

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1344229

English Heritage Legacy ID: 175818

ID on this website: 101344229

Location: Faversham, Swale, Kent, ME13

County: Kent

District: Swale

Civil Parish: Faversham

Built-Up Area: Faversham

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Tagged with: Architectural structure

Description


ABBEY PLACE 1. ----------- 1103 The Masonic Hall (formerly listed under The Shooting Meadows) TR 0161 NE 1/69 29.7.50. II*

2. Originally the Free Grammar School, founded in 1527, built in 1587 and moved to another site in 1879. The construction of the building is similar to the contemporary Guildhall. It is a timber-framed building originally standing on an open arcade consisting of 2 rows of 5 octagonal columns supporting heavy beams with brackets attached to them, the 1st floor overhanging on a bressummer on each side. Only a small portion of the ground floor at the North end was enclosed with a timbered wall. The remainder was originally open and used as a play-ground. Above was the School-room and the Master's Study. Now the whole of the ground floor has been built in, but it is recessed, still leaving the columns of the arcade on each side free. The 1st floor is faced with weather-boarding. On the East side are 5 modem casement windows, now obscured with black paint. Tiled roof. At the North and South ends are gables overhanging on bressummers with cove beneath, also moulded bargeboards which have recently been renewed, but without their original pendants at apex and angles. 6-light windows on these fronts with wooden mullions and transoms. Panelling inside. Photographs in NMR.

Listing NGR: TR0185161636

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