Listed Building record TQ 84 NW 132 - ULCOMBE PLACE, Ulcombe

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1350 to 1899 Collegiate building, now a house.The college was founded in the 13th century. Early-to-mid 18th and 19th century alterations and additions. Main range stone, rear additions red brick with occasional grey headers in Flemish bond. Plain tile roofs.

Location

Grid reference TQ 8469 4978 (point)
Map sheet TQ84NW
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish ULCOMBE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
ULCOMBE ULCOMBE HILL TQ 84 NW (west side) 5/199 Ulcombe Place GV II
Collegiate building, now house. Main range C15 or earlier. (College founded in C13). Early-to-mid C18 and C19 alterations and additions. Main range stone, rear additions red brick with occasional grey headers in Flemish bond. Plain tile roofs. Rectangular stone range at right-angles to road, with short rear additions. Main range: 2 storeys and attics. Facade continued into stone parapet. Parapet returns round gable ends and is swept up in brick to top of tall, broad, shallow, full- height brick projection to centre of each gable end, topped by smaller rectangular brick panel. Brick stack to left gable end, one rear stack to left and one to right. 5 dormers with moulded triangular pediments, three C18, two C20. Regular 5-window front of recessed 8-pane glazing-bar sashes with Venetian shutters. 5 French windows to ground floor with decorative blind boxes. Verandah with pendentive fringe, on slender Doric columns. Part of head of blocked 2-centred arched opening, probably a doorway, towards right end of ground floor. Short rear wing to right; early C18. 2 storeys on stone plinth, with wooden modillion eaves cornice and hipped roof. Irregular fenestration of 3 tall glazing-bar sashes. Rubbed brick voussoirs and keystones to ground-floor windows. Door of 6 fielded panels towards main range, with semi-circular fanlight, rusticated Doric pilasters and plain corniced frieze. 2 additions to centre and left of main range; C18 and early C19. Interior: small blocked 4-centred arched hollow-chamfered doorway to rear first-floor wall of main range. C18 staircase, panelling and cornices.
Listing NGR: TQ8468849786 (1)

Historic Englnad archive material: BF083725 ULCOMBE PLACE, ULCOMBEA 16th century coach house at Ulcombe Place


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

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  • <1>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #27682 Listed Building, ]

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Mar 14 2024 11:35AM