Monument record TQ 73 SE 17 - Diprose Farmhouse, Benenden

Summary

Diprose Farmhouse was identifed as medieval during a survey of the medieval houses of Kent. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey historic maps of c.1858-1940. No further information was available due to a previously incomplete record entry.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7889 3169 (point) KNT
Map sheet TQ73SE
County KENT
District TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish BENENDEN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Diprose Farmhouse was identifed as medieval during a survey of the medieval houses of Kent. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey historic maps of c.1858-1940. No further information was available due to a previously incomplete record entry.

Partial remains of an end jetty house with a formerly open hall. One bay of the hall survives with an open truss and smoke blackened roof. One end bay also survives which was formerly jettied to the end. There was extensive rebuilding in the 16th and 17th centuries. (1)

Historic England archive material: BF040451 DIPROSE FARMHOUSE, BENENDEN File of material relating to a site or building. This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate. RCH01/048/01/055 Labelled sketch plan of the ground-floor of Diprose Farmhouse, Benenden


<1> Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T., 1994, A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent (Monograph). SKE8010.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T.. 1994. A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Medieval Houses Of Kent: Architectural Survey (EKE20338)

Record last edited

Oct 22 2024 1:57PM