Listed Building record TQ 93 SW 114 - ROBHURST

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1450 to 1599. Timber framed house with a formerly open hall and upper end of a Wealden type house. The end was originally jettied at the end and the front. There was possibly an earlier phase which was subsequently demolished. There is a crown post roof

Location

Grid reference TQ 91824 34657 (point)
Map sheet TQ93SW
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish WOODCHURCH, ASHFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Description from record TQ 93 SW 5:
(TQ 91963460) Little Robhurst (NAT) (1) 5272 WOODCHURCH SWAIN ROAD Robhurst (formerly listed as Little Robhurst) TQ 93 SW 9/570 16.8.62. II* 2. Timber-framed building, C16 or earlier probably of Wealden type with plaster infilling and curved braces, the ground floor rebuilt in red brick. The first floor of the south-westernmost window bay was probably once jettied but has been underbuilt and is now weatherboarded. The eaves of the remainder of the house overhang with a cove beneath them and are supported on a bracket at the south-west end. Two storeys. Steeply-pitched hipped tiled roof with pentice at the north-east end. Three casement windows, mostly with small square leaded panes. The interior contains an inglenook fireplace and the remains of the dais beam. (2) Little Robhurst, Woodchurch, an open framed Wealden hall-house, dating from the 14th century the S-brace suggests. It has lost its service end. (3)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
WOODCHURCH SWAIN ROAD 1. 5272 Robhurst (formerly listed as Little Robhurst) TQ 93 SW 9/570 16.8.62. II*
2. Timber-framed building, C16 or earlier probably of Wealden type with plaster infilling and curved braces, the ground floor rebuilt in red brick. The first floor of the south-westernmost window bay was probably once jettied but has been underbuilt and is now weatherboarded. The eaves of the remainder of the house overhang with a cove beneath them and are supported on a bracket at the south-west end. Two storeys. Steeply-pitched hipped tiled roof with pentice at the north-east end. Three casement windows, mostly with small square leaded panes. The interior contains an inglenook fireplace and the remains of the dais bean.
Listing NGR: TQ9180034699 (4)

HE archive material: BF040024 ROBHURST, WOODCHURCH File of material relating to a site or building. This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate. RCH01/048/01/731 Labelled sketch plan of the ground-floor of Robhurst, Woodchurch


<1> OS 1:10000 1979 (OS Card Reference). SKE48165.

<2> DOE (HHR) Dist of Ashford Kent Aug 1979 168 (OS Card Reference). SKE40186.

<3> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 2nd Ed 1980 614 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37956.

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

<5> Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T., 1994, A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent (Monograph). SKE8010.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1979.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of Ashford Kent Aug 1979 168.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 2nd Ed 1980 614 (J Newman).
  • <4>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #22742 Listed Building, ]
  • <5> Monograph: Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T.. 1994. A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent.

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

Record last edited

Jul 30 2024 4:47PM