Listed Building: THORN FARMHOUSE (1060642)
Grade | II |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 1416, 4, 10000 |
Date assigned | 23 March 1987 |
Date last amended |
Description
The following building shall be added to the list:-
TQ 74 SE MARDEN THORN ROAD
4/10000 Thorn Farmhouse
GV II
Former farmhouse, now house. Late C16 or early C17 lobby entrance house refronted in mid C19 with 1911 crosswing added to right hand side. Timber framed building, refronted in stucco but tile hung on painted brick ground floor to sides and rear. Pegtiled roof with 2 brick chimneystacks. 1911 wing of stucco and brick with half-hipped timber framed gable not of special interest. Front of original wing 2 storeys 3 windows. Mainly 16-pane sashes (except for 12-pane central window) with cambered heads and horns. Roughcast and tiled central porch of 1911. Ribbed brick chimneystack in centre, recapped c1911. Rear elevation has 2 gables, the left side longer and with a gabled infill block (probably of C18 date) in the angle between the 2. Irregular fenestration, some mid C19 sashes, some early C20 3-light casements. Right hand gable attic has wooden loading door and hoist arm. Lean-to extension to right hand side. Brick to left hand side inscribed "E DAY 1911" and other bricks "A DAY", "W DAY" and "J DAY". Both ground and 1st floor has cross beams with chamfered or unchamfered floor joists. Open fireplaces. Late C18 6-panelled door. Roof has through purlins with collar beam and diagonal tension braces. Pegged rafters without ridgepiece. Late C16 or early C17 floorboards and 3 plank door with wooden hatch and pintle hinges.
Listing NGR: TQ7592143106
External Links (0)
Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 7591 4310 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ74SE |
Civil Parish | MARDEN, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 16 2006 1:22PM