Listed Building: PARK FARMHOUSE (1085832)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 771, 1, 43
Date assigned 16 January 1975
Date last amended

Description

1. 5280 BRASTED BRASTED High Street (Off North Side) Park Farmhouse TQ 4655 1/43 II GV 2. 1703. Original house of 2 storeys 5 windows altered in C19 to wide, single side windows. The original 1st floor centre window remains with cut, carved gauged brick arch. Hipped tiled roof with end£chimneys and C19 hipped tiled dormer. Red brick with diaper of blue headers except where old window places have been filled with plain red brick. 1st floor band at sides and back, mostly removed on front. Coursed rubble plinth, red brick quoins and coping. At sides wide sash windows under segmental arches. Fire insurance sign over 1st floor centre window. Below it stone plaque inscribed: "This farm house was built by Thomas Lord Dacre, Earl of Sussex, in the year 1703". Modern pent porch to early C19 6-panel door in old moulded wood frame. Inside late Cl7 staircase with urn-turned balusters, square newels, solid string and wide handrail, said to have been brought from Chevening Park. Park Farm, the 2 Oubuildings and Wall form a group. Listing NGR: TQ4609055125

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

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 4609 5512 (point)
Map sheet TQ45NE
Civil Parish BRASTED, SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 16 2006 10:25AM