Listed Building record TQ 57 SE 1043 - DARENTH COURT HOUSE

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5274 DARENTH DARENTH HILL (south side)
Darenth Court House TQ 57 SE 4/2
II
2. Circa 1835. Two storeys and attics stuccoed. Slate roof. Pedimented gable with tripartite semi-circular window. Deep cornice. Three sashes with glazing bars intact. Central doorcase with pilasters and semi-circular decorated fanlight. Plinth. Interior contains niche and dado railing. Hasted's "History and Topographical Survey of Kent" (1778-1799) mentions a "good old timbered farm house" here but this was replaced by the present building.
Listing NGR: TQ5608971370
(1)

Second World War Battle Headquarters (Home Guard) at Court Lodge, Darenth, Dartford, Kent for V16. Probably designated in 1940 and decommissioned by early in 1944. (2)

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

<2> Colnel, Gravesend Sub-Area, 01/09/1941, Gravesend Sub-Area - Plan to Defeat Invasion (Unpublished document). SKE24224.