Listed Building: CROCKHURST FARM COTTAGES (1262825)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 1356, 1, 246
Date assigned 24 August 1990
Date last amended

Description

TQ 64 NW CAPEL CROCKHURST STREET, TUDELEY 1/246 Nos 1 and 2 Crockhurst Farm Cottages GV II Pair of cottages. Late C19. Flemish bond red brick with decorative burnt headers and buff-yellow coloured bricks used on the corners, windows and extensively in the chimneyshafts for decorative effect, most often looking like quoins; brick stacks and large divided chimneyshafts with projecting bands; red tile roof. Plan: Pair of contemporary cottages facing east with No 1 to right (north) and No 2 to left (south). Each cottage is a mirror-plan of the other and has an L-shaped plan, an inner room in the main block and outer crosswing room projecting forward each end. Axial stacks in each cottage serves back-to-back fireplaces. Entrances through porches towards the rear of the crosswings. Cottages are 2 storeys. Exterior: Overall symmetrical 1:2:1-window front of late C19 and C20 replacement casements with glazing bars. All the windows have low brick segmental arches over except the 2 first floor central windows which have gables over. Gabled porches project each end and have elliptical-headed front arches with gables over and contain original doors with herringbone plank patterns. All the gables have original wavey bargeboards. Interior: Not inspected. This pair of cottages, built for the Somerhill Estate, are a good and very complete pair of late C19 cottages and form a group with Nos 1-4 Crockhurst Street Cottages (q.v.) opposite. Listing NGR: TQ6216445078

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  • Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 6216 4507 (point)
Map sheet TQ64NW
Civil Parish CAPEL, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 16 2006 5:21PM