Listed Building: FORSTERS (1344425)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 1417, 4, 51
Date assigned 14 October 1987
Date last amended

Description

YALDING BENOVER ROAD TQ 74 NW (north-east side) 4/51 Forsters GV II Farmhouse, formerly cottages, now house. Cl6 or earlier, with C17 and late C18 additions and alterations. Timber framed, with rendered infilling. Late C18 right addition chequered red and grey brick. Plain tile roof. 2 storeys and attics. Ragstone plinth to timber-framed section. Facade of timber-framed section divided by principal posts into 3 timber-framed bays (but long right bay possibly two). Lower midrail to left end bay. Possibly underbuilt gable end jetty to right. Broadly-spaced close-studding. Right addition has brick plinth, higher eaves than main range, and eaves cornice of small Ionic modillions. Steeply-pitched roof to main range, hipped to left. Right addition has same ridge-line as main range, with roof half-hipped to right. Large multiple red and grey brick rear stack or stacks with corbelled tops to flues, towards centre of main range, with one set of flues parallel to main range and another adjoining at right-angles. Two gabled two-light dormers. Central bay has two pairs of posts rising above eaves with lean-to roof over; one pair almost adjoining principal posts rising from ground, the other pair set further into-the bay, rising from the midrail. Together they probably formerly framed a deep central window between the inner posts, with frieze windows between the inner and outer posts. Irregular fenestration of 3 two-light casements to main range; one towards each end and one partly filling deep central window space. One twelve-pane sash to C18 addition. Panelled door set behind small gabled porch to left end of right (or right-central) bay. Brick lean-to with rendered gable, to left. Probably at least one rear wing. Interior not inspected. Listing NGR: TQ7047848310

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Sources (1)

  • Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 7088 4845 (point)
Map sheet TQ74NW
Civil Parish YALDING, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 16 2006 1:22PM