Listed Building: THE PEST HOUSE IN THE GARDEN OF SCADBURY MANOR TO SOUTH WEST OF THE HOUSE (1099203)
Grade | II |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 989, 5, 43 |
Date assigned | 01 June 1967 |
Date last amended |
Description
1. 5274 SOUTHFLEET NEW BARN ROAD (east side)
The Pest House in the garden of Scadbury Manor to south-west of the house TQ 67 SW 5/43 1.6.67
II GV
2. C16. At the south-west corner of the west rectangle of the garden walls to Scadbury Manor is a small building which was a Pest House for travellers along Watling Street making the pilgrimage to Canterbury. This is older than the house and is a timber-framed building now faced with red brick and flints. Two storeys. Hipped tiled roof. Sprocket eaves cornice. The interior has a blocked in mullioned window. Documents of the 1570s showed travellers who died in the Pest House. In the C19 a drying floor was inserted and 2 stock brick circular hop kilns added which at a later stage had crenellated parapets added.
Listing NGR: TQ6206471278
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 6202 7125 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ67SW |
Civil Parish | SOUTHFLEET, DARTFORD, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 15 2006 4:46PM