Listed Building: THE TOWN HOUSE (1362377)
Grade | II |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 190, 5, 14 |
Date assigned | 01 August 1952 |
Date last amended |
Description
TQ 5956 IGHTHAM THE STREET 5/14 (north side)
1.8.52 The Town House (formerly listed under Main Road) GV II
Hall-house, altered during the C16 and restored during the late C19. Central hall with return gable wings to left and right. Timber-frame with plaster infilling, close-studded to right, square-framed under left gable with curved braces. Some brick infill on ground floor. Late Cl9 decorated barge-boards in gables. Plain tiled roof, the central hall hipped. Small end stack to right, tall pair of brick stacks, square and diagonally placed, at left end. Two gabled dormers in centre. One storey and attic in centre, 2 storeys at ends. Projecting C19 gabled porch with decorated barge-boards and inset linenfold panelled door to left of centre, tall pentice-roofed oriel to right of centre. Projecting oriel with tiled pediment-gabled hood on first floor under left-hand gable, simple metal lattic casements in wooden frames on ground floor under left-hand gable and on both floors under right-hand gable. Interior: The Central hall has been opened although the roof timbers are C19 with an attic above.
Listing NGR: TQ5953156748
External Links (0)
Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 5953 5674 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ55NE |
Civil Parish | IGHTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 16 2006 11:31AM