The Old Kings House is a Grade II listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 May 1950. House. 4 related planning applications.

The Old Kings House

WRENN ID
half-wall-moth
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dover
Country
England
Date first listed
19 May 1950
Type
House
Source
Historic England listing

Description

  1. 5275 STRAND STREET (North Side) No 46 (The Old Kings House) TR 3258 1/56 19.5.50. TR 3358 1/56

II

  1. C15 timber framed house. 3 storeys. 2 windows facing the street. The side facing the garden is wider than the street front. The south-west front facing the street is now faced with red brick, except the 2 gables which overhang on bressummers and brackets. Modern casement windows. The 2nd floor of the south-east front facing the garden is studded, but the ground floor and 1st floors have been built out in modern brick. The house contains good panelling, staircase, roof and plaster ceilings. Tiled roofing. Queen Elizabeth is said to have stayed here in 1573. It is also recorded that Henry VIII watched the departure of the fleet for the field of the Cloth of Gold from the garret window overlooking the Quay.

Listing NGR: TR3299558407

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