STAPLEHURST STATION ROAD TQ 74 SE (West side) 3/171 9.8.1974 Sorrento GV II Detached villa. Mid C19. Stuccoed, with slate roof. Double depth. 2 storeys, on stuccoed plinth. Plat band. Raised stuccoed quoins. Flat eaves soffits. Narrow central bay breaks back. Roofs of 2 outer bays hipped to front, hips returning. Stuccoed gable end stacks projecting with eaves soffits, and with corniced tops crowned with semi-circular motifs. Regular 3-window front of one 16-pane sash in moulded architrave with plain consoles to cills, to each outer bay, and one similar 4-pane sash to centre. Moulded consoled cornices and consoled iron balcon ettes to ground-floor windows. Central panelled door with rectangular fanlight, in open stuccoed Doric porch with plain frieze and moulded cornice, surmounted by iron railings forming balcony under first-floor window. Interior not inspected. See also item 3/172. Listing NGR: TQ7851644062