No 126 And Railed Forecourt

This is an 18th-century house, likely altered in the mid-19th century, located on the south-west side of High Street, Ramsgate. The house is constructed of red brick, with some parts rendered, and has a slate roof. It is three storeys high, built on a plinth with a horizontally rusticated ground floor, a moulded cill band to the second floor, and quoins to the cornice of the parapet, with stacks to the left and right. The fenestration is regular, featuring alternating glazing bar sash windows and blank spaces on the second floor (five bays in total). The first floor has five glazing bar sash windows in moulded surrounds, and the ground floor has four sashes in rendered surrounds. A central door with six panels is topped with a rectangular fanlight containing an integral lamp, and sits under a cornice supported by consoles.

A forecourt is present, featuring iron rails set in a rendered wall, and a central wrought iron gate made of simple uprights and a dog rail. Large brick wings extend to the rear of the building, these being two storeys high with two French windows on each floor, each with traceried rectangular fanlights and louvred shutters. A geometric patterned cast iron balcony is also present, along with a mix of sash and glazing bar sash windows. The building appears on Collard and Hurst's 1822 plan and likely on a 1735 plan of Ramsgate. In 1802, Robert Strong Cramp resided here and later built the nearby Cannon Road brewery.