Listed Building record TR 04 SE 72 - FORSTAL FARMHOUSE

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1533 to 1699 House-mid 16th century

Location

Grid reference TR 0623 4400 (point)
Map sheet TR04SE
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish BROOK, ASHFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Description from record TR 04 SE 15 :
(TR062344000 Forstal Farm [NAT] (1) Forstal Farmhouse. House. Mid 16th century. Timber framed and clad with red brick and tile hung on first floor, with ragstone to return elevations. Plain tiled roof. Four framed bays with cross-passage. (Listed Grade II*) [Full archaeological description] (2)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TR 04 SE BROOK SPELDERS HILL (West Side)
4/54 27.11.57 Forstal Farmhouse GV
II *
House. Mid C16. Timber framed and clad with red brick and tile hung on first floor, with ragstone to return elevations. Plain tiled roof. Four framed bays with cross-passage. Two storeys with hipped roof, with stacks to left and at end left. Two glazing bar sashes and wooden casements to centre and to right on first floor. Glazing bar sash to left and central wooden casement on ground floor with boarded door to right. Catslide outshot to rear. Interior: originally jettied on 3 sides, with moulded ceiling beams and moulded chimney bressumer with foliate spandrels, as in four centred arches through passage doorway spandrels to service rooms. Dog leg stair with panelled balustrade and poppyhead newels. Crown post roof to originally unheated upper hall, ceiled in C17.
Listing NGR: TR0623644003 (3)


<1> OS 1: 2500 (OS Card Reference). SKE48135.

<2> DOE (HHR) District of Ashford, 16th February 1989 (25) (OS Card Reference). SKE40486.

<3> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1: 2500.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) District of Ashford, 16th February 1989 (25).
  • <3>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #20947 Listed building, ]

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Record last edited

Apr 25 2024 6:33PM