Listed Building: RAMMELLS HOUSE (1349034)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 1608, 12, 18
Date assigned 19 May 1986
Date last amended

Description

CRANBROOK BAKER'S CROSS, (WEST TQ 7735 NE SIDE) 12/18 Rammells House GV II House, now school boarding house for Cranbrook School. Later C16 or early C17 with front block added in 1882-83 by Ernest Newton and W W Nere, extended circa 1939. Front block: Red brick, over ground floor rendered between red brick pilaster-strips. Moulded wooden eaves cornice to plain tiled roof with very tall slightly projecting end stacks and similar stack off-centre to right. Three storeys; 2 window front, wooden casements to left, with wide 3-storey octagonal bay to right. Continuous windows round all sides with lattice glazing over glazing bar casements on both first and second floors. Deep pentice tiled hood over ground floor with similar octagonal bay to left as well as that to right, flanking central arched doorway with side-lights, half-glazed door and low arched transom light. Rear: Half-hipped 2½-storey timber-framed and weather-boarded wing to rear, the original later C16 or early C17 house. Interior: Stair survives, 2 flight return with turned bulbous balusters. Various semi-inglenook and decorated fire surrounds. Listing NGR: TQ7794035868

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Sources (1)

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

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 7793 3587 (point)
Map sheet TQ73NE
Civil Parish CRANBROOK, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 16 2006 5:21PM