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High Street, ROCHESTER, ME1 1ET

In this view, the frontage is clad in scaffolding. Formerly a large town house dating from the mid 17th century, it was restored in 1864 and is now classified as a grade I listed building. It has been divided into 3 shops with flats above http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-173010-150-152-and-154-high-street-see-details- Elizabeth of Eastgate, a restaurant, occupies number 154, while Mann & Co, an estate agents, occupies number 150. Number 152 is not occupied at the moment.

Painted by Sam Collins. Billy Childish (born Steven John Hamper, 1 December 1959) is an English painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist. Since the late 1970s, Childish has been prolific in creating music, writing and visual art. He has led and played in bands including the Pop Rivets, Thee Milkshakes, Thee Headcoats, and the Musicians of the British Empire, primarily working in the genres of garage rock, punk and surf. He is a consistent advocate for amateurism and free emotional expression. Childish co-founded the Stuckism art movement with Charles Thomson in 1999, which he left in 2001. Since then a new evaluation of Childish's standing in the art world has been under way, culminating with the publication of a critical study of Childish's working practice by the artist and writer Neal Brown, with an introduction by Peter Doig, which describes Childish as "one of the most outstanding, and often misunderstood, figures on the British art scene". He is a visiting lecturer at Rochester Independent College. In July 2014 Childish was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts Degree from the University of Kent.

Eastgate House from Eastgate Ct / High Street, Rochester, Kent

Road leading on from the High Street

Leading between Corporation Street and Eastgate.