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Strand Street, SANDWICH, CT13 9EU

Grade II listed. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-177715-42-sandwich

Planning permission has been granted by Dover District Council under application number DOV/21/00025 for the “installation of replacement shop front”.

Numbers 51 and 53 Strand Street were originally one house, later divided into two, now reunited as one. The front is mid 18th century on an older structure and there is a small extension to the right. Constructed of painted brick under a tile roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1069537 Sandwich is a historic town in Kent, situated on the River Stour, 11½ miles east of Canterbury and 10½ miles north of Dover. Once a major port, one of the Cinque Ports, the town is now 2 miles inland due to the silting up of the Wantsum Channel. The town has a great many medieval buildings and was once home to a great many Flemish settlers. In Sandwich Bay are two world-class golf courses.

A narrow passage running between the river frontage and Strand Street.

The 2 eco-Tv Stars (Dick with blue shirt and James in the lead) were cycling down Strand Street in Sandwich, while 'chatting', and being filmed for a new TV series. Possibly 'It's not easy being Green' for BBC2. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Strawbridge for more on the eco-inventor.

The Church of St Peter is very much at the centre of Sandwich. The present church dates from the late 13th and early 14th centuries, when Sandwich was at the height of its prosperity. The central tower fell in 1661 and destroyed the south aisle which was never re-built. The replacement tower is a 17th-century addition, and was built by Flemish protestant refugees in the style of their homeland churches. Every day at 8pm, the curfew bell rings out, signalling that the townspeople should cover their fires to make them safe for the night. This was once known as the 'pigbell’, as it also informed people they could release their animals into the street. The church is Grade I Listed and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. See http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/St-Peters-Church-Sandwich-Kent/ for more information. The church is surrounded by attractive buildings as seen here, helped by the fact that Sandwich is the most complete medieval town in England. The impression is of a French or Dutch town because of its Flemish history. This view looks north beyond the River Stour to the industrial estates at Great Stonar.