Listed Building: THE CLOTH HALL (1071366)

Grade II*
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 1155, 23, 17
Date assigned 17 September 1952
Date last amended

Description

1. 5272 SMARDEN WATER LANE The Cloth Hall (formerly listed as Turk Farmhouse or The Cloth Hall) TQ 8742 23/71 II* 2. C15 timber-framed and close-studded building with plaster infilling, part of the ground floor rebuilt in red brick, the north-west end of the first floor and part of the centre oversailing on the protruding end of the floor joists and brackets. Tiled roof. Casement windows with diamond-paned or small square leaded panes. Blocked 4-centred wooden doorway. Iron-studded door, with peep-hole to the south-east of this. Two storeys. Five windows. Brick chimney breast with offsets on the south-east wall. North-west front has dragon post and blocked double window. The first floor of the north-west front oversails on the protruding ends of the floor joists and brackets, with a loft door in the centre of it approached by an outside ladder. Above is a second loft door with a projecting hip over it, from which is suspended a hoist with a heavy iron hook. C16 L-addition at north-west corner. Crown post roof. Listing NGR: TQ8788742357

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Sources (1)

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

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 8788 4235 (point)
Map sheet TQ84SE
Civil Parish SMARDEN, ASHFORD, KENT

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Record last edited

Nov 17 2006 9:59AM