Listed Building: HOWE COURT (1116410)
Grade | II |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 144, 6, 196 |
Date assigned | 20 July 1984 |
Date last amended |
Description
TQ 85 NW THURNHAM CHRISMILL LANE (east side)
6/196 Howe Court
II
House. Mid C16, partly rebuilt in early C17, with C19 addition. Right half timber-framed, largely plastered, with brick gable to right. Left half rebuilt with thick walls in brick in English bond. Plain tile roof. 4-bay house with storeyed bay at either end and hall area of 2 unequal bays, that to right probably always floored, that to left narrow and probably a smoke bay. Half the smoke bay and whole of left end rebuilt in early C17 when stack inserted. 2 storeys on stone plinth. One full-height post half way along right side. Roof hipped with gablet to right. Large multiple stack on front slope of roof, slightly off-centre to left, and small projecting stack at right end. Irregular fenestra- tion of two 3-light casements. Late C16 or early C17 rear wing to left integral with left end of main range. Large C19 addition to centre of front elevation. Ashlared stone ground floor, tile- hung first floor, plain-tile roof. 2 storeys on plinth. Very wide, with first floor jettied to either side. Bargeboards. Small stack to right. One 3-light casement. Boarded door in early C20 lean-to to left. Interior: Exposed beams joists and posts. Clasped purlin roof with queen struts and windbraces to right, plain clasped purlin roof to left.
Listing NGR: TQ8186756106
External Links (0)
Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 8186 5610 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ85NW |
Civil Parish | THURNHAM, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 16 2006 1:22PM