Town Survey Update 1998/2001
High Street East: Sheet thirty seven
Building: 110 Photo: C14
History:
Earlier building bombed and burnt out with Lock’s Yard in 1941 during Second World War, replaced by ‘temporary’ single storey building in 1960’s and later to be re-built as at present during major overhaul and rear extensions of 1982/83 following Kent County Council’s decision not to widen High Street but to retain on existing road line.
Complete house furnishers, cabinet makers, upholsterers and decorators –
Lancaster and Cunningham – 1881 to 1904
S Young & Son – 1905 to 1937
Current Use:
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Boots opticians
Description:
Two storey modern building with three window elevation.
Ground floor, lightly framed glazed shop front set back from back of pavement with single pane full height glass display windows on each side of central double doors in metal frame set back further from rear pavement and single pane full height glazing on splay each side. Doors have shallow fanlight over and shop front rests on single tile upstand/stall riser and framed at each end by pier covered in two rows of similar tiles. Medium deep fascia spans full width of shop front.
First floor, multi-stock facing bricks with three white painted timber bay windows under small gable with white painted timber eaves and horizontal boarding within and over single sash windows with wide jambs and white painted projecting cill and support.
Roof, red/brown plain clay tiles and ridge with white painted timber eaves supporting black gutters and downpipes at each end of elevation.
Comment:
Simple treatment of elevation rather wider than earlier and adjacent shop fronts with bold, perhaps rather heavy treatment of bays; not unattractive.
Importance: C
Not in previous survey.