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LHL098, Faversham

LHL098

Published on Thursday, September 4.

Updated on Monday, September 15.

A panel of 9 heavy cast iron vertical standards supported on upper and lower curved wrought iron rails. Each standard is inversely spiked at its base and has a moulded plinth, central knop and a cap under the upper rail. Above the rail, each standard has a heavy, moulded circular spike. Smaller, double-ended short spikes are also located in the upper and rails, between the standards. This curved panel is the last survivor of a remarkable and unique railing design that originally enclosed the entire front garden of St John’s Villa – one of 4 houses in St John’s and St Mary’s Roads dating from the late 1850’s, all designed by the architect Martin Bulmer (of Maidstone) and all originally given unique sets of railings. This panel is the only survivor