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Building record TQ 55 NW 611 - Building, Farm Road, Sevenoaks
Summary
Industrial building. Main construction : 1870 to 1900. Designated a Locally Listed Building by Sevenoaks District Council
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5358 5724 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ55NW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | SEVENOAKS, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Full Description
A double square oast with a pitched roof ancillary barn dating from the late 19th century and built of brick with slate roofing, but without cowls and stripped of original fittings. Used as offices and storage space ancillary to the sand extraction business. The remaining building of the Greatness Farm's rich economic and social history, encompassing a Huguenot silk mill, hop farming, a later brickworks and, currently, sand extraction, as well as ownership by Thomas Crampton, developer of the first railway to Sevenoaks at Bat and Ball opened in 1872. (1)
<1> Sevenoaks District Council, Sevenoaks District Council Local List of Heritage Assets (Index). SKE53505.
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- <1> SKE53505 Index: Sevenoaks District Council. Sevenoaks District Council Local List of Heritage Assets.
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Record last edited
Sep 12 2020 1:19PM