Former HM Customs and Immigration Office is a Grade II listed building in the Gravesham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1975. Office. 6 related planning applications.
Former HM Customs and Immigration Office
- WRENN ID
- sacred-dormer-hazel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gravesham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1975
- Type
- Office
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is a former HM Customs and Immigration Office, constructed between 1815 and 1816. It is a three-storey structure with five windows facing south and three windows facing east. The exterior is of brown stock brick, featuring a stone stringcourse above the ground floor and a stone cornice and parapet. Original glazing bars are intact. The east front includes round-headed windows on the second floor. The south front has a doorway with pilasters, a projecting cornice featuring a royal cartouche in stone, and a semi-circular fanlight above the door. A prominent feature is a large five-light bow window on the north front, overlooking the river and serving as a lookout. A two-bay extension in matching brick style is present on the west side, incorporating blank windows and a Tuscan portico. A stone flagged forecourt is bounded by spear railings.
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