BIDDENDEN STANDEN AREA 1. 5272 Standen TQ 84 SE 2/160 16.8.62. II* 2. Cl5 timber-framed building restored with an elaborate timbered front and plaster infilling. Part of the ground floor is close-studded. The 1st floor oversails on an embattled bressumer with a plaster cove beneath it and carved brackets. The whole of the 1st floor is decorated with ornamental timbering in diamond and semi circles. Two storeys and attics. Hipped tiled roof with 2 hipped dormers. Wooden eaves cornice. Three casement windows. Massive red brick chinneybreast on the north-east wall. The south-west wall has been refaced with red brick on the ground floor and tile hung above. The interior has oak panelling and the front room is dated 1578. The building is said to have been used by one of the religious houses as a hostelry for pilgrims on their way to Canterbury. Listing NGR: TQ8559140056