Listed Building record TQ 85 NW 197 - BELL HOUSE

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1500 to 1952 Bell house : listed building

Location

Grid reference TQ 8001 5580 (point)
Map sheet TQ85NW
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish BEARSTED, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 85 NW BEARSTED THE GREEN (south side)
6/15 Bell House 25.7.52 II G.V.
House. C16 of 2 builds, with late C18 left side elevation and C20 rear extensions. Timber framed with plaster infilling, painted brick left side elevation and plain tile roof. 2 storeys. Right section jettied along front and on right gable end. Widely spaced studs with tension braces. Hipped roof. Ridge stack to left. Irregular fenestration of 3 leaded C20 casement windows. C20 canted bay window on ground floor. Remains of wood mullion windows on ground floor and first floor at right end of front elevation. Cupola with bell on ridge of roof to right. Left section forms wide gabled cross-wing. 2 storeys 3 timber-framed bays. Front elevation: close-studded, with jettied first floor. Crown-post with two curved downward braces forms decorative gable with a small jetty above the collar purlin, apendent and renewed cusped bargeboards. Large stack towards rear of wing. One leaded first-floor casement window, C20 canted bay window on ground floor. Door to right. Left side elevation painted brick, 2 storeys with parapet, incorpora- ting C18 brick stack projecting from side of cross-wing and situated towards the front. Interior: right section has queen- strut roof. Both sections have small areas of wall painting. C19 panelling with occasional floral stencils in entrance hall. Listing NGR: TQ8001655805 (1)

Description from record TQ 85 NW 75:
Listed building : no additional information available

Historic England archive material: BF008515 BELL HOUSE, BEARSTED


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

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  • --- Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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Record last edited

Oct 9 2023 3:34PM