Listed Building record TQ 94 NE 154 - WICKENS MANOR

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1400 to 1699. 15th century house built by the Brent family. Embellished in 16th century. Timber- framed and close-studded building with plaster infilling, the first floor oversailing on a moulded bressumer and brackets with panels of ornamental timbering in diamonds. Tiled roof, hipped at the south end. Casement windows with wooden mullions and transoms and diamond- shaped leaded panes. In the centre is a projection containing the porch on the ground floor, with the timbers on each side of the doorway arranged diagonally, the first floor above oversailing and with a hipped roof. One bay on the ground floor containing a window of 2 tiers of 5-lights with a small window on each side of it. Two similar windows on first floor. Two storeys, Six windows. Brick chimney breast at the north end. Beyond this is a 16th century or 17th century addition of 2 windows, with a lower elevation and faced with red brick on the ground floor and tile hung above. The interior contains a fireplace in the hall of circa 1530 and a fine carved overmantel of the early 17th century. The parlour contains a 16th century fireplace, with early 17th century plaster decoration above it. John Brent is said to have entertained Henry VIII here on his journey to the siege of Boulogne in 1544.

Location

Grid reference TQ 96023 48331 (point)
Map sheet TQ94NE
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish CHARING, ASHFORD, KENT

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Full Description

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

<2> DOE (HHR) Boro of Ashford Kent Oct 1980 78 (OS Card Reference). SKE39834.

<3> Bldgs of Eng NE & E Kent 1983 265 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37754.

<4> ONB 1:2500 1976 6 (OS Card Reference). SKE47875.

<5> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1980.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Boro of Ashford Kent Oct 1980 78.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng NE & E Kent 1983 265 (J Newman).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: ONB 1:2500 1976 6.
  • <5>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #20660 Listed building, ]

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Record last edited

Oct 6 2021 2:56PM