Nos 33 And 35 And Railed Basement Areas The Elephant Public House

FAVERSHAM THE MALL TR 0160 (east side) (F 77, 78 & 79) 12/364 The Elephant Public House and nos 33 & 35 and railed basement Areas Interior not inspected GV II

Terrace row, now part converted to public house. Started 1829-30 and finished by 1841. Extended and altered mid C19 and 1918. Rendered brick with slate and inappropriate replacement concrete tiled roof. Two storeys with basements and parapet to roof with 4 stacks ranged from left to right with additional stack projecting at centre left. The first floor remains relatively consistent with the terrace origin, with 6 glazing bar sashes and 2 late C20 oversized replacement top hung casements to right. Ground floor of public house built out in mid C19 with painted brick, single storey on plinth with parapet, with 3 half-glazed doors and central paired plate windows with central colonette. 1918 extension to right of this with rusticated baroque style pilastered block, with scrolled segmentally pedimented parapet and columned pier between plate window and half-glazed door to right. Ground floor of adjacent houses with single glazing bar sash and replacement casement to No 35, and panelled and half-glazed doors in semi-circular headed surrounds, both at head of flights of flying steps with simple iron rails. Railed basement areas with simple spear headed rails, and basements with casement windows and half-glazed doors. The first houses were built by a local carpenter, John Venner, the others completed by 1841 (Tithe Map); by 1842 part converted to brewhouse and regis- tered as the French Horn public house by 1868. See Faversham Papers No 19, Inns and Taverns of Faversham. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: TR0141860748