Listed Building: PEIRCE HOUSE (1070742)
Grade | II* |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 1155, 22, 37 |
Date assigned | 17 September 1952 |
Date last amended |
Description
1. 5272 CHARING HIGH STREET (west side) No 33 Peirce House) (formerly listed as Pierce House) TQ 9549 22/37 17.9.52 II* GV 2. Formerly used as almshouses when the house belonged to the Sayers family. An alms window survives on the west side. A timber-framed building, dating from the C13, with some timbering and close studding exposed in the north wall, now with herringbone brick infill to first and attic storeys and rendered to ground floor. Two overhanging gables, one very widely. First floor overhangs widely on brackets, having a moulded wooden bressummer with crenellations. Three casement windows with renewed heads and small square leaded panes. Wide 4-centred wooden doorway with carved spandrels. The interior contains a small portion of a Norman undercroft. C15 crown post roof. C15 solid block stairs, inglenook fireplace, and screens passage.
Listing NGR: TQ9525049353
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 9527 4942 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ94NE |
Civil Parish | CHARING, ASHFORD, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 17 2006 9:59AM