IPublic · listed 1986The BarracksPhoto: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent · CC BY 3.0
The Barracks · Photo: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent · CC BY 3.0–Not graded
History of Lower Upnor · Historic England
16 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I
Historic England counts them inside Lower Upnor’s built-up area, 191 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 12% of its homes were built before 1919.
Listed buildings
16
191 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
2
exceptional interest
Grade II*
1
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
1
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
12%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Landmarks of Lower Upnor
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
The map
Where Lower Upnor’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
16 listed buildings by grade
2 Grade I1 Grade II*13 Grade II
Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings.
Grade I
The 2 Grade I listed buildings in Lower Upnor
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
IPublic · listed 1986Upnor CastlePhoto: Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent · CC BY 3.0
Grade II*
The Grade II* listed building in Lower Upnor
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
House · listed 2009Building LU001 (Former B Magazine), Upnor Depot
Grade II
13 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
All 13 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Boundary Stone (Old London Stone) , UpnorCastle House and Albermarle CottageObelisk (New London Stone), UpnorShip's Figurehead from the ArethusaThe Tudor Rose Public HouseTraverse to former Shifting House, Lower Upnor Ordnance DepotUpnor Castle HouseWalsall HouseWaterhouse CottageWaterside Cottage12-18, High Street3, High Street30-32, High Street
Conservation areas
1 conservation area covers 32% of Lower Upnor
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
Upnor 19708 ha
8 hain conservation areas, of 25 ha inside the built-up area.
13 of the 16 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
More than half of Lower Upnor’s listed buildings were added in one year, 1986
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1986 · 11
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The first 11 entries were listed in 1986, 2 of the 2 Grade I buildings among them. Only 3 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
1 scheduled monument
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Lower Upnor
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Upnor | 837 | 16 | 2 | — |
| Chattenden | 2,417 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Hoo St Werburgh | 8,758 | 6 | 1 | D |
| Cliffe Woods | 2,689 | 0 | 0 | D− |
| Rochester | 67,279 | 279 | 21 | A− |
| Higham | 2,642 | 4 | 1 | C |
| High Halstow | 1,823 | 2 | 1 | C− |
| Gillingham | 108,485 | 130 | 4 | B+ |
In brief
Lower Upnor in brief
The official list counts 16 listed buildings in Lower Upnor, 2 of them Grade I. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1970. The big year was 1986, when 11 of the 16 went on the list. The rest is about typical: Henry Nicholson (1835) was born here before 1900; it also has a scheduled monument; and 12% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Lower Upnor’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Lower Upnor?
Historic England lists 16 buildings inside Lower Upnor’s built-up area: 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II* and 13 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Lower Upnor?
2, including The Barracks and Upnor Castle.
Are there scheduled monuments in Lower Upnor?
Yes, 1 scheduled monument, including Artillery castle at Upnor.
How many conservation areas are there in Lower Upnor?
1, covering about 8 hectares of the town. The largest is Upnor.
When were Lower Upnor’s buildings listed?
The first in 1986; the most, 11, in 1986.
How old are the homes in Lower Upnor?
12% of homes were built before 1919 and 23% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
Lower Upnor has no History Grade.
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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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