Listed Building record TQ 66 SW 53 - OWLS CASTLE
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 6354 6319 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ66SW |
County | KENT |
District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Civil Parish | MEOPHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 66 SW MEOPHAM WROTHAM ROAD 7/104 (west side)
Owls Castle
II
C16 timber-framed "hall" house. Cased in red brick with grey headers in C18 when it was an inn. Hipped thatched roof with pentice at west end of south front. Some casement windows, some sashes with glazing bars. Much original timber framing exposed internally.
Listing NGR: TQ6354863195 (1)
Timber framed house of 2 phases of such similar construction that they were probably planned together. The first phase comprised 4 bays. The second phase was the addition of 2 further bays. The building may not have been fully domestic. (2)
HIStoric England archive material (3)
<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<2> Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T., 1994, A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent (Monograph). SKE8010.
<3> Historic England, Archive material associated with Owls Castle, Meopham, Listed Building (Archive). SKE57150.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
- <2> SKE8010 Monograph: Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T.. 1994. A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent.
- <3> SKE57150 Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with Owls Castle, Meopham, Listed Building.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Medieval Houses Of Kent: Architectural Survey (EKE20338)
Record last edited
Oct 11 2024 12:22PM