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Listed Building record TQ 83 NE 8 - BIDDENDEN PLACE
Summary
C17th house Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1624 Large house with a fine brick facade to the front elevation, tile hung to the rear with a timber framed core of various dates. The hipped tiled roof has two dormers with carved gables. The earliest part of the house are the remains of a medieval open hall, a range was added to this in the early 16th century to form a courtyard house. Most of this house was pulled down between 1711 and 1730 to make way for the present house. The plaque dated 1624 may have originally come from the gate house.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 85157 38301 (point) FCE |
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Map sheet | TQ83NE |
County | KENT |
District | ASHFORD, KENT |
Civil Parish | BIDDENDEN, ASHFORD, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> OS 1:2500 1974 (OS Card Reference). SKE48216.
<2> DOE (HHR) Dist of Ashford Kent Aug 1979 49 (OS Card Reference). SKE40190.
<3> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 2nd Ed 1980 169 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37938.
<4> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SKE48216 OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1974.
- <2> SKE40190 OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of Ashford Kent Aug 1979 49.
- <3> SKE37938 OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 2nd Ed 1980 169 (J Newman).
- <4>XY SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #26729 Listed building, ]
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Record last edited
Aug 20 2021 1:49PM