Description from record TR 15 NW 70:
No 6 Best Lane. (Tudor House). (TR 14855796 - OS 1:2500 1957). Grade II*. A timber-framed building refaced in C18. 3 storeys and attics with gable end. Old tiled roof. Upper floors are tile-hung with fishscale tiles. Ground floor is brick. The overhang is supported on wooden brackets. 1:2:3 sashes set in moulded wooden architraves with wooden cills. Ground floor has 1 double hung sash. Left side C18 doorcase has a moulded architrave and 6 fielded panelled door. The interior has C18 panelling with a round-headed recess in the front room. (1) 16th century timber framed building. (2) HBS say 16th century, but brackets visible on NMR photos indicate possibly early 17th century. (3)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 944 BEST LANE (North West Side)
No 6 (Tudor House ) TR 1457 NE 4/89 3.5.67.
II*
2. A timber-framed building refaced in C18. 3 storeys and attics with gable end. Old tiled roof. Upper floors are tile-hung with fishscale tiles. Ground floor is brick. The overhang is supported on wooden brackets. 1:2:3 sashes set in moulded wooden architraves with wooden cills. Ground floor has 1 double hung sash. Left side Cl8 doorcase has a moulded architrave and 6 fielded panelled door. The interior has Cl8 panelling with a round-headed recess in the front room. Nos 3 to 12 (consec) form a group. Listing NGR: TR1484857963 (4)

A historic building appraisal of the property suggests that it dates from the early-mid 17th century. The footprint of the structure measures 6.5x10.6m. The building lacks a basement which is unusual in buildings of this period; this is suggested to be a result of it's proximity to the river. The timber frame is only visible in a few areas of the internal structure, as lath, plaster, and daub obscure it. The brick chimney is an original feature of the structure, dating from the early-mid 17th century. The chimney is associated with a bottle-jack (a device used to turn a spit in front of a fireplace), which has led to interpretations that the chimney was originally associated with a kitchen. Several cupboard doors within the property are also though to date from the original construction of the house. These are comprised of plank-and-ledge doors with shadow mouldings situated against the chimney.

The property was refurbished during the 18th century, with alterations to the house including an open well staircase, a dormer window in the south-west slope of the roof, the creation of an entrance hall and rear corridor, new fittings and fixtures, and the replacement of the 17th century framing of the SW wall with brick to prevent the spread of fire. The house's existing windows are thought to date from the late 18th/19th centuries. Two outbuildings are present at the site, one dating from the 19th century, the other from the 20th century. (5)

<1> DOE (HHR) City of Canterbury Kent Sept 1973 9 (OS Card Reference). SKE40147.

<2> Hist Build Survey Cant City Council/RCHME 57021 2 of 21 (OS Card Reference). SKE43824.

<3> RHL 07/08/89 (OS Card Reference). SKE49244.

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

<5> Bloomfields, 2022, APPEAL STATEMENT Tudor House, 6 Best Lane, Canterbury CT1 2JB (Unpublished document). SKE55848.