Listed Building record TQ 94 NE 112 - PETT PLACE

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1066 to 1899. The house was built by the Sayer family in the early 18th century, but the core is a 16th century house which was widened leaving the roof intact. There are also traces of Norman cellars. Two storeys red brick. Tiled roof with parapet. Eleven sashes with glazing bars intact. The window bay at each end was possibly added. The remainder has a shaped Dutch gable at each end and in the centre, all 3 containing a wreath set in a square of moulding. The window bays below these formerly end gables are flanked by pilasters and contain wider windows than in the remainder of the front. Central porch with fluted pilasters and projecting cornice. Doorway in this with rectangular fanlight and door of 6 fielded panels. The window bay at the east end, which was possibly added, has a bay on each floor and another shaped gable over. Long L-shaped 19th century addition to the south-west.

Location

Grid reference TQ 9607 4901 (point)
Map sheet TQ94NE
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish CHARING, ASHFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> OS 1:10000 1980 (OS Card Reference). SKE48166.

<2> DOE (HHR) Boro of Ashford Kent Oct 1980 68 (OS Card Reference). SKE39833.

<3> Bldgs of England NE & E Kent 265 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38109.

<4> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<5> Historic England, Archive material associated with Pett Place, Charing, Listed Building (Archive). SKE54301.

<6> Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T., 1994, A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent (Monograph). SKE8010.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1980.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Boro of Ashford Kent Oct 1980 68.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of England NE & E Kent 265 (J Newman).
  • <4>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #20656 Listed building, ]
  • <5> Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with Pett Place, Charing, Listed Building.
  • <6> Monograph: Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T.. 1994. A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent.

Finds (0)

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

Oct 6 2021 2:15PM