Listed Building record TQ 84 SE 12 - The Thatched House

Summary

C15th half-timbered hall-house Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1400 to 1499 Later 15th century end jetty house with a formerly open 2-bay hall with the lower end only jettied.

Location

Grid reference TQ 87822 42091 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ84SE
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SMARDEN, ASHFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

(TQ 87824209) The Thatched House (NAT) (1) The Thatched House (formerly listed as Bridge House) 15th c 2 bay hall-house. Grade II* (see list for further details) (2) Thatched House, large and early half-timbered. End- jettied and widely spaced uprights with a two-centred doorway of two giant baulks. (3)
Formerly TQ 84 SE 19

Description from record TQ 84 SE 238:
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5272 SMARDEN CAGE LANE The Thatched House (formerly listed as Bridge House) TQ 8742 23/100 14.2.67. II* 2. C15 2 bay hall-house. Timber-framed with plaster infillimg and curved brace on the first floor. Two storeys. Hipped thatched roof. Four casement windows with diamond-shaped or small square leaded panes. A well restored example of a late mediaeval hall-house.
Listing NGR: TQ8782242092 (1)

Historic England archive material: RCH01/048/01/628 Labelled sheet of drawings of the Thatched House, Smarden, with a ground-floor plan, a crown-post elevation, and a dais beam profile F083720 THE THATCHED HOUSE, SMARDEN


<1> OS 1:2500 1971 (OS Card Reference). SKE48213.

<2> DOE (HHR) Boro of Ashford Kent Oct 1980 213 (OS Card Reference). SKE39822.

<3> Bldgs of Eng 1980 W Kent & the Weald 533 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37714.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1971.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Boro of Ashford Kent Oct 1980 213.
  • <3>XY OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng 1980 W Kent & the Weald 533 (J Newman). [Mapped feature: #27798 Listed building, ]

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Medieval Houses Of Kent: Architectural Survey (EKE20338)

Record last edited

Mar 5 2024 5:04PM