Listed Building record TR 05 SE 219 - VERGERS LODGE

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1480 to 1999 A late C15 or very early C16 upper-end crosswing of Thompsons House, (HOB UID ). Later alterations

Location

Grid reference TR 0677 5361 (point)
Map sheet TR05SE
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish CHILHAM, ASHFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TR 0653-0753 CHILHAM TAYLORS HILL (north side)
7/3 Vergers Lodge (formerly listed as The Verger's 13.10.52 Cottage)
GV II
House. Circa 1500, with C20 repairs. Timber-frame exposed with plaster infill on flint plinth; plain tile roof. 2 storeys with first-floor jetty, with one original moulded dragon post to right. Roof hip-end to road with gablet and stack to right. 1 framed bay with C20 wood and leaded casements either side of blocked opening. Ground floor has C20 close studding and two C20 wood casements with C20 plank door in restored 4 centre arched opening to left.
Listing NGR: TR0677353616 (1)

Description from record TR 05 SE 61:
A late C15 or very early C16 upper-end crosswing of Thompsons House, (HOB UID ). Later alterations (2)

Historic England archive material: BF008864 VERGERS LODGE, CHILHA RCH01/048/01/206 Labelled sheet of drawings of the Verger's Lodge and Thompson's House, Chilham, with a sketch plan of the ground-floor, a crown-post elevation, and detail sections of the main ceiling beam and the main post


<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T., 1994, A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent (Monograph). SKE8010.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <2> Monograph: Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T.. 1994. A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Nov 23 2023 10:55AM