Croquet Pavilion

Croquet Pavilion, Royal Esplanade, Ramsgate

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1374398
Date first listed:: 04-Feb-1988
List Entry Name:: Croquet Pavilion
Statutory Address:: Croquet Pavilion, Royal Esplanade, Ramsgate

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1374398
Date first listed:: 04-Feb-1988
List Entry Name:: Croquet Pavilion
Statutory Address 1:: Croquet Pavilion, Royal Esplanade, Ramsgate

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Croquet Pavilion, Royal Esplanade, Ramsgate

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Kent
District:: Thanet (District Authority)
Parish:: Ramsgate
National Grid Reference:: TR 37342 64221

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 5 March 2024 to amend name of architect and date of construction, to add two references to Selected sources and to reformat the text to current standards

TR 3764 SW 17/344

RAMSGATE ROYAL ESPLANADE (south side) Croquet Pavilion

GV II Sports pavilion (croquet or putting green). 1928-29. Basil C. Deacon of Franklin and Deacon of Luton. Rendered brick. Single storey arcaded pavilion, with eight Doric columns in antis, the doors to service rooms to rear. Projecting side blocks, the whole with frieze and cornice and topped with balustrade; cast iron flag pole on centre pier of balustrade. Simple doorways to return fronts, with flanking flights of stairs to simple cast iron gates. The pavilion set into road-embankment with access on to roof area from road. The doorways with iron sheeting doors at present, original window openings in projecting side pieces now blocked.

Part of the Westcliff improvements undertaken by Franklin and Deacon of Luton .

Listing NGR: TR3734264221

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Legacy System number:: 171980
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Busson, C , Book of Ramsgate110-111
Other
Bedfordshire Archives Service: CDE301
Thanet Advertiser, 11 January 1929, 1

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.