Listed Building: ELM TREE FARMHOUSE (1233766)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 1414, 6, 153
Date assigned 13 October 1952
Date last amended

Description

TR 03 NW MERSHAM SOUTH STOUR 6/153 Elm Tree Farmhouse 13.10.52 II House. Mid C16. Timber framed, exposed close studding with plaster infill, part underbuilt with painted brick, and tile hung with plain tiled roof. Lobby entry plan of 4 framed bays. Two storeys on plinth with continuous jetty, returned to right on dragon post. Hipped roof with stack to left. Three wooden casements on first floor, with infilled mullioned lights to right. Three tripartite wooden casements on ground floor, with small light to left of doorway, and opened panels to centre. Plank and stud door to left with C19 flat hood on brackets. Catslide outshot to rear. Three insurance plaques adorn the front elevation. Internal well. The scene of a skirmish between Bow Street runners and the notorious smuggling Ransley gang. Listing NGR: TR0496839097

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Sources (1)

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

Map

Location

Grid reference TR 0403 3847 (point)
Map sheet TR03NW
Civil Parish MERSHAM, ASHFORD, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 17 2006 9:59AM