Listed Building record TQ 75 NE 647 - Watercress Cottage, Boxley

Summary

Grade II listed building.Watercress Cottage in garden of Parsonage Farm, and wall adjoining. The cottage was built in the 18th century, partly with re-used medieval stone. The ground floor of the north elevation is of galletted stone with brick patches and a brick band, the first floor is of ashlared chalk lump. The west gable end is of tarred weatherboarding. The plain tile roof is hipped at the east end and hal-hipped at the west end. The cottage is of one and a half storeys with a small hipped dormer in the east hip of the roof. The wall adjoining the cottage to the north and south is of medieval date. It now encloses the the north-east corner of the garden and to the south forms the rear wall of a weatherborded barn. The wall is of galletted chalk lump with a thick band of flint on a tall galletted chalk lump plinth.

Location

Grid reference TQ 7740 5893 (point)
Map sheet TQ75NE
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish BOXLEY, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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TQ 75 NE BOXLEY THE STREET (east side)
5/84 Watercress Cottage in garden of Parsonage Farm, and wall adjoining
G.V. II
Cottage. C18, built partly with re-used medieval stone. Ground floor of north elevation of galletted stone with brick patches and brick band, first floor of ashlared chalk lump. West gable end tarred weatherboarding. Plain tile roof. 1½ storeys. Roof hipped at east end and half-hipped at west end. 2 pro- jecting brick stacks; towards west end of north elevation and on east gable end. One 2-light casement on each floor in west gable end. Small hipped dormer in east hip of roof. Plank door and ground floor 2-light casement together under brick relieving arch to right of stack in east gable end. Wall adjoining cottage to north and south. Medieval. Now encloses north-east corner of garden. To south forms rear wall of a weather boarded barn. To north, runs approx. 6 yds north of cottage, then returning approx. 3 yards to west. Approx. 10 feet high. Galletted chalk lump with thick band of flint on tall galletted chalk lump plinth.
Listing NGR: TQ7740158935 (1)

Description from record TQ 75 NE 195 :
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Historic England archive material:BF090912 PARSONAGE FARM, THE STREET, BOXLEY


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

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  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: Investigation by RCHME/EH Architectural Survey (EKE19937)

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Sep 24 2025 4:25PM