Ducking Stool in Grounds of No 1
DUCKING STOOL IN GROUNDS OF NO 1, ST PETER'S STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1242338
- Date first listed:
- 07-Sept-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Ducking Stool in Grounds of No 1
- Statutory Address:
- DUCKING STOOL IN GROUNDS OF NO 1, ST PETER'S STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1242338
- Date first listed:
- 07-Sept-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Ducking Stool in Grounds of No 1
- Statutory Address 1:
- DUCKING STOOL IN GROUNDS OF NO 1, ST PETER'S STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- DUCKING STOOL IN GROUNDS OF NO 1, ST PETER'S STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Canterbury (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 14805 57960
Details
1. 944 ST PETER'S STREET (North East Side)
Ducking stool in grounds of No 1 TR 1457 NE 4/69A
II
2. Mostly restored, this consists of a wooden beam with a chair at the end. It was last used in 1809 and bears the legend "Unfaithful wives beware, also butchers bakers, brewers, Apothecaries, and all who give short measure"
Listed for sociological interest.
Listing NGR: TR1480557960
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 441701
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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