Listed Building record TQ 84 NW 232 - SUN COTTAGES, Sutton Valence

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
SUTTON VALENCE TUMBLERS HILL TQ 8049-8149 (north side) 7/162 Sun Cottages GV II
House, now house row. Early C16 or earlier, with C19 facade. Timber framed. Front elevation clad with red brick in Flemish bond. Plain tile roof. 2 storeys and attics on brick plinth. Roof half-hipped to right. Multiple brick ridge stack towards centre. 3 gabled dormers. Irregular fenestration of 4 recessed 3-light casements. Ground-floor windows with segmental heads. Three half-glazed doors with segmental heads; one to left end up 4 steps, and one either side of stack, that to left up 2 steps. Narrow passageway leading to rear, to right end. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ8146249248

A watching brief was carried out at the site in 2017 in advance of the construction of new floors. The watching brief identified a hearth around 600mm in diameter cut into the underlying ragstone of the Hythe beds. The hearth was filled with charcoal and ash and was located in the west room of the house. (2)

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

<2> Maidstone Area Archaeological Group, 2018, 1 Sun Cottage, Tumblers Hill, Sutton Valence, ME17 3AD, Report on a watching brief on the removal and excavation of existing floors prior to the construction of new floors (Unpublished document). SKE53395.