Listed Building: NURSTEAD COURT (1350239)

Grade I
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 10, 4, 85
Date assigned 21 November 1966
Date last amended

Description

TQ 66 NW MEOPHAM NURSTEAD LANE 4/85 21.11.66 Nurstead Court I Circa 1320 by Bishop Stephen de Gravesend. An aisled timber hall of 4 bays which survived complete until 1825 when half was pulled down and replaced by a stuccoed brick villa. This was "tudorised" in 1850 with gables and one bay added and faced in recently invented Portland Cement. At north-west corner C13 ruins of building of unknown purpose of flint and chalk in chequers. The hall is enclosed by an 11 ft high wall of knapped flint with dressings of Caen stone. The tiled roof is supported on 21 in diameter oak columns carrying deeply moulded curved braces to aisle purlins and to cambered beam which supports a squat crown post. This is braced to short collars and the medial purlin. Mouldings stopped with leaf carvings as on the capitals. One remaining gabled dormer window trannioned in stone. Dais at west end. Chamber on first floor. Library has early C19 "Gothick" bookcases. Semi-circular stair also C19. Listing NGR: TQ6405668568

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Sources (1)

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

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 6405 6856 (point)
Map sheet TQ66NW
Civil Parish MEOPHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 15 2006 5:18PM