The Town Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Folkestone and Hythe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1951. A C18 Town hall. 2 related planning applications.
The Town Hall
- WRENN ID
- drifting-sentry-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 1951
- Type
- Town hall
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24/08/2011
TR 0624 1/31 1449 28.8.51
HIGH STREET (South East Side) The Town Hall. A Naval Cannon embedded in the wall of the Town Hall.
(Formerly listed as No 33 (The Town Hall). A Naval Cannon embedded in the wall of No 33)
GV II
Erected in 1702 on an open arcade, refaced in the early C19 and the ground floor built in 1884. 2 storeys stuccoed. The end window bays project slightly. Parapet with, in the centre, a high ornamental panel with cartouche in it and pediment over it. Cornice above ground floor. 5 round-headed windows on the 1st floor with glazing bars intact. 2 large segmental-headed windows on the ground floor with glazing bars missing and 3 doorways, the centre one in a moulded architrave surround with a broken pediment over supported on brackets, the outer ones with pilasters, triangular pediments and semi-circular fanlights, all 3 with 6 panelled doors, partially glazed. Panelling inside. Embedded in the wall on the right hand side is a late C18 to early C19 cast iron naval cannon.
Nos 25 to 43 (odd) form a group.
Listing NGR: TR0640824784
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