Listed Building: RISEDEN CLOCKHOUSE (1338759)
Grade | II |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 1351, 12, 418 |
Date assigned | 20 June 1967 |
Date last amended |
Description
HAWKHURST RYE ROAD TQ 72 NE (south side) Four Throws
12/418 Nos 1 to 3 Riseden Clockhouse
20.6.67 (formerly listed as The Stables of Riseden) - II Stable block, now house row. C18 and converted and extended c.1970. Red brick and slate roof. Two storeys on plinth with brick corbelled and dentilated eaves. Hipped roof with central broken pediment, gable over projecting centre piece, with octagonal louvred cupola with ogee-shaped roof. Stacks to end left and to end right. The centre piece, the former coach-house has clockface within the pedi- ment, tripartite casement arrangement on first floor, the centre dropped, with gauged segmental head and traceried fanlight. Ground floor with 2 gauged segmen- tal carriage entrances on pilasters with imposts, with traceried fanlights, with multi-paned casements and panelled door to right hand archway. Flanking wings with two C20 top-hung casements on first floor, the outer ones larger, and multi- pane 'Georgian Bows' on ground floor, with panelled doors left and right with flat hoods. C20 outshot to left with irregular casements and flat-roofed dormer. Although the quality of the C20 fenestration and extension is uniformly poor and inappropriate, the openings and structure of the building remain complete and intact, its integrity as a listable structure remains.
Listing NGR: TQ7777229742
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7777 2974 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ72NE |
Civil Parish | HAWKHURST, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 16 2006 5:21PM