Listed Building record TQ 93 SW 152 - HENDON PLACE

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1400 to 1699. A 15th century timber-framed Wealden hall house: dendrochronological work on the building suggests an initial build date of circa 1430-1435. It was altered in the 16th-17th centuries with the addition of a wing. The building features close studded timber framing. The extant building has two stories plus modern skylights to its large, steep hipped tiled roof. There has been some debate in the sources as to whether this is a true wealden house and if there was a further bay to the right end: more recent building survey and the evidence of foundations discovered during the creation of a soakaway suggest that there was a further bay at this end and that the house originally conformed to a normal Wealden type. A further feature of the house is an undated row of 8 stone and brick niches thought to have been used as bee boles.

Location

Grid reference TQ 9437 3491 (point)
Map sheet TQ93SW
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish WOODCHURCH, ASHFORD, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 2nd Ed 1980 614 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37956.

<2> Vernacular Architecture Group, ADS Dendrochronology Database, Vol. 35, Pg. 76 (Website). SKE17391.

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

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 2nd Ed 1980 614 (J Newman).
  • <2> Website: Vernacular Architecture Group. ADS Dendrochronology Database. Vol. 35, Pg. 76.
  • <3>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #22312 Listed Building, ]

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Dendrochronology dating of Henden Place, Woodchurch (EKE11709)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Medieval Houses Of Kent: Architectural Survey (EKE20338)

Record last edited

Oct 4 2021 5:31PM