Listed Building record TQ 84 SE 172 - THE MEETING HOUSE

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1400 to 1799.

Location

Grid reference TQ 8743 4293 (point)
Map sheet TQ84SE
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SMARDEN, ASHFORD, KENT

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Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
In the entry for SMARDEN WATER LANE 23/52 The Meeting House
The first sentence of part 2 should be amended to read:
Once a General Baptist Meeting house, later divided into 2 cottages but now one property.
1. 5272 SMARDEN WATER LANE
The Meeting House TQ 8742 23/52 II 2. Once a Quaker meeting house, later divided into 2 cottages but now one property. A late mediaeval hall-house, the south-east wing refronted in the C18. The north-west wing has its timber-framing and plaster infilling exposed, the south-east wing is refronted with red brick on the ground floor and tile-hung above. Hipped tiled roof. Four casement windows. Doorcases with pediment shaped hoods on brackets.
Listing NGR: TQ8743542932

Once a Quaker meeting house, Closed in 184 when a new chapel opened in the High Street, later divided into 2 cottages but now one property. A late mediaeval hall-house, the south-east wing refronted in the 18th century. The north-west wing has its timber-framing and plaster infilling exposed, the south-east wing is refronted with red brick on the ground floor and tile-hung above. Hipped tiled roof. Four casement windows. Doorcases with pediment shaped hoods on brackets. (2)


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

<2> Christopher Stell, 2002, An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England (Bibliographic reference). SKE58544.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Christopher Stell. 2002. An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses in Eastern England.

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Record last edited

Feb 13 2026 4:38PM