Listed Building record TR 24 NW 142 - THE RED HOUSE, Barham

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1700 to 1799 Summary from record TR 24 NW 126: In early 1941 the civil-defence headwarden's post for Barham and Kingston was almost certainly at the Red House.

Location

Grid reference TR 20684 49477 (point)
Map sheet TR24NW
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT
Civil Parish BARHAM, CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5273 BARHAM VALLEY ROAD (east side)
The Red Home TR 2049 25/91 29.9.52
II
2. Large C18 home of 3 storeys in red brick with parapet and hipped tile roof with end stacks. Five windows, hung sashes with glazing bars. Doorway in moulded architrave surround with pilasters, projecting cornice over and door of 6 moulded panels. The interior has fireplaces taken from Nethersole House in the adjoining parish of Womenswold when this was demolished circa 1786.
Listing NGR: TR2068549478

Description from record TR 24 NW 126:
In early 1941 Sir William Wright, was head warden of Barham and Kingston. His post was almost certainly at his dwelling, the Red House, a sizeable eighteenth-century house with a very plain red-brick façade on Old Valley Road, Barham
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : unknown
Date of visit :


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

Bridge Blean Rural District Council, 01/01/39, Bridge Blean Rural District Council War Administration Minute Books (Unpublished document). SKE15168.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Bridge Blean Rural District Council. 01/01/39. Bridge Blean Rural District Council War Administration Minute Books.
  • --- Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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Record last edited

Nov 23 2010 4:28PM