Garages to Rear of Gibson Building (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Offices, Former Officers Mess) is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 April 2004. Garages.
Garages to Rear of Gibson Building (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Offices, Former Officers Mess)
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-gateway-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling MP: Helen Grant (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 April 2004
- Type
- Garages
- Address
- Garages to Rear of Gibson Building (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Offices, Former Officers Mess), Kings Hill
- OS grid reference
- TQ 669 555
- Coordinates
- 51.27473, 0.39193
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The garages located at the rear of the Gibson Building, which serves as the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Offices and was formerly the Officer's Mess, were built in 1940. They consist of a row of 22 garages with brick walls and a gabled plain tile roof. Each garage features part-glazed pairs of timber plank doors that are separated by brick piers along the internal divisions. This building is designed in a simple yet dignified neo-Georgian style. It is positioned directly across from the rear of the officers' mess, with the doors opening into a paved circulation space between the two structures. The construction of these garages reflects the growing number of cars owned by officers at the time and aims to create a cohesive group of buildings for this historically significant military base. West Malling became a favored location during the war due to its rural setting and closeness to London and its amenities.
Local climate
Garages to Rear of Gibson Building (Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Offices, Former Officers Mess) receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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