Kentish Ragstone image library

KENTISH RAGSTONE
Images depicting the different uses of Kentish Ragstone over many centuries from listed
buildings through to modern day construction.
Leeds Castle, Kent. 1119
Archbishops Palace, Maidstone. c1207
Fremlin Walk, Maidstone, Kent. 2003
At the rear of this photographic library are images for Hermitage Quarry, the only source
of Kentish Ragstone.
Maidstone Bridge, Kent. c1350
St Peter’s Bridge, Maidstone, 1977
Addington Church, Kent c1562
Extension work in 2011.
Private Dwelling 2009
Rochester.
Random rubble walling.
Bower Mount Road, Maidstone. 2011
Contractor - Jenner Contractors Ltd.
Random split faced ragstone.
Heronden Hall, Tenterden. c1846
Ashlar block ragstone. 2010.
Kemsing Station, Kent. 2011.
Contractor - J Suttle Transport Ltd
Random rubble walling.
.
Maidstone Prison, Kent. 1811
Sturges Road, Ashford. 2011
Contractor – Geoffrey Osborne Ltd
Random split faced.
Sainsburys, Hythe. 2010
Contractor – Gallagher Ltd
Random rubble walling.
Sandling Heights. 2005
Maidstone.
Ashlar block.
.
West Malling Bypass, Kent. 2005
Contractor – Birse Civils Ltd
Random rubble walling.
Wheeler Street, Maidstone. 2010
Contractor – Chartway Group.
Random rubble walling.
Westwood Cross, Broadstairs, Kent.
2005
Random squared block.
The Rocks Road, East Malling, Kent.
2000
Random rubble walling.
Stowting. 2010
Ashlar blocks and coping stones.
The Old Naval College, Greenwich.
c1873
Repairs - 2010.
Ashlar block and quoins.
Recently discovered Roman Kentish
Ragstone at East Farleigh, Kent.
Gallagher assist the local archaeology
society with protective backfilling.
Olympic Site, Stratford, London, 2009
Ashlar blocks and bull nosed coping
stones.
Dartford Bandstand 2010
Contractor – Gallagher Ltd
Ashlar blocks and coping stones.
The Friary, Aylesford. c1247
Repair work.
M20 Junction 9 Footbridge. 2011
Contractor – BAM Nuttall
Random rubble walling.
New College of Cobham.
Cobhambury Road, Cobham. 2011
Contractor – Epps Construction
Various sized quoins, blocks and coping
stones
St Peters Street, Maidstone, River
Wall. 2002
Contractor – Bellway Homes
Ashlar Blocks.
St Mary’s Abbey, Swan Street, West
Malling. c.1090
Knole House, Sevenoaks. c1456
All Saints Church, Maidstone. 1395
East Farleigh Bridge. c1324
Teston Bridge. c1350
3 parts rebuilt in 19th century.
Offham Church c1500
1st Restoration : 1871
The village's houses are predominantly
constructed from ragstone
St Leonards Tower. 1810
West Malling.
Sevenoaks School. c1432
Oldest lay school in the UK.
Former Aylesford Train Station. 1856
Old Soar Manor Plaxtol, Kent. c1395
Rochester Castle. C1089
Rochester Cathedral. 604AD
Second oldest Cathedral in UK.
All Saints Church, Wouldham. 1538
Igtham Moat, Kent. c1320
Restored 1989 - 2004.
St Mary and All Saints Church, Boxley.
c1250
West Gate, Canterbury. c1379
Last survivor of Canterbury’s medieval
gates.
St Peters & St Pauls Church,
Aylesford. c1200
St Peter & St Paul, East Sutton.
Mid c1250
St Peter and St Paul Church,
Gravesend, Kent. c1860
St Marys, Church, Platt, Kent. 1846
Holy Trinity Church, Maidstone. 1826
St Michaels of all Angels Church,
Hartlip, Kent. c1300
Allington Lock - 1833
Maidstone.
Aylesford Bridge - 1250
Aylesford Village
Boughton Mount Oast. c1554
Boughton Monchelsea.
.
Dixwell Road, Folkestone.
Museum Kent Life.
Seabrook Road, Hythe
St Clements Church, Leigh on Sea.
c1400
Holy Trinity Church, Rayleigh, Essex.
c1400
St Stephens Church, Great
Wigborough, Colchester, Essex. 1848
City of London Cemetery, Newham,
London E12. c1856
Warley Hospital, Brentwood, Essex.
c1853
Hermitage Court, Barming, Kent. 2009
Contractor - Gallagher Ltd
Leybourne Grange, Leybourne, Kent
2010
Contractor - Taylor Wimpey
Mote Park, Kent. 2011
A229 Royal Engineers Road,
Maidstone. 2009
Contractor - Gallagher Ltd / Millers
.
New Home, Pickering St, Maidstone.
Contractor - Bellway Homes
Holy Trinity Church, Kentish Town,
London. 1849 - 50.
Extension at High Street, Lenham,
Kent
St Michaels Church, Sittingbourne,
Kent. 1056
.
Whitstable Castle, Kent. c1773
Ashlar and quoins.
Wye Bridge, Wye, Kent. c1800
Pitch Faced
Guildhall, London. c1450
Brooklyn Park. 2012
Junction 6, M20 Maidstone.
Front Elevation
Planning permission granted for 38,000
sq ft of B8 distribution warehouse
incorporating Kentish Ragstone feature
walls.
South Elevation
Abbey Farm, Leeds, Kent.
C17th - early 18th century.
Recently secured planning consent for
residential conversion.
Grafty Green, PPS7 House, Kent
Proposed dwelling. MBC have resolved
to grant planning permission subject to
additional ecology surveys being carried
out.
Eclipse Park Hotel, Maidstone, Kent.
Outline planning consent granted in July
2010. Indicative images submitted
included the provision of a ragstone
plinth to the building following a request
from Officers.
White Tower, Tower of London
1078 - 1097
Royal Fusiliers Building, London.
c1080
Linton Hill, Loose, Kent.
Loose Hill, Kent.
Linton Hill, Loose, Kent. 2005
Contractor - Foxdown Construction Ltd.
PPS7 House, Leeds Parish, Kent.
Planning application awaiting
determination. The design uses
ragstone extensively to form a plinth,
walls and construct an estate cottage.
Canterbury Cathedral, Kent. 597AD.
Armstrong Road, Maidstone, Kent.
2012.
Contractor - Geoffrey Osborne Ltd
Aldi, Maidstone
A new Aldi store has recently been constructed, using Kentish Ragstone cladding
supplied by Hermitage Quarry. The store is opposite Maidstone Prison, hence the
planner’s desire for the Aldi store to fit in with its surroundings.
Regeneration of Mote Park, Maidstone
The recently completed regeneration of Mote Park included the installation of various
Kentish Ragstone features.
Primary Saw at Hermitage Quarry
A Van Voorden primary saw with a 3m diameter blade has been installed at Hermitage
Quarry. This enables ‘sawn six sides’ stone to be supplied. The ‘waste’ arising at
Hermitage Quarry is put into the aggregate process.
Primary Saw at Hermitage Quarry
Hermitage Quarry, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, Kent ME16 9NT
The entrance from Hermitage Lane.
A field quarried, filled with inert material and restored to farmland.
The quarry operational plant.
The quarry operational plant.
The quarry operational plant.
The quarry face showing the proportion of ragstone to hassock and large blocks of stone
for use in buildings having used revised blasting techniques.
Dense, sweet chestnut coppice on the application site. To be replanted on a ‘2 for 1’ basis
with native species trees as part of the restoration programme.
Contacts:
Gallagher Aggregates Ltd
Nick Yandle, CEO, Gallagher Group
01622 716543
Vince Tourle, Masonry Manager, Gallagher Aggregates Ltd
01622 726262
www.gallagher-group.co.uk