Listed Building: RATS CASTLE (1362027)
Grade | II* |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 190, 4, 32 |
Date assigned | 01 August 1952 |
Date last amended |
Description
TQ 65 SW PLAXTOL ROUGHWAY LANE 4/32 (south side)
1.8.52 Rats Castle
II*
Farmhouse. Possibly C14 much altered especially in C16, C19 and C20. Timber-framed. Random galletted rubble stone ground floor, underbuilt to conceal the jetty above. Tile-hung first floor Steep hipped plain tiled roof with gablets and small return gable over projecting 2-storey bay. Two gables behind and 2 dormers to west. Two storeys with attic and cellar in south-west corner. Three windows to north, very irregular, casements. Off-centre Tudor doorway with moulded arched brick surround, the imposts carved stone with sphinx-like masks. Initials S. C. (Stephen Chilman, owner) in gable, of Elizabethan date. Modern one-storey verandah to south with balcony over. Interior. Half of hall opened. Decorated beam at east and of hall C16 fireplace with wooden bressumer.
Listing NGR: TQ6255553083
External Links (0)
Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 6255 5308 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ65SW |
Civil Parish | PLAXTOL, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 16 2006 11:31AM