Listed Building record TQ 74 NW 175 - BISHOPS OAST

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1833 to 1866

Location

Grid reference TQ 7201 4886 (point)
Map sheet TQ74NW
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish HUNTON, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
BISHOPS LANE TQ 74 NW HUNTON (South-west Side) 4/62 Bishops Oast 3.10.77. GV II Oast house, now domestic house. Mid C19. Stowage red brick in English bond, with weatherboarding to gable ends, kilns red brick in Flemish bond. Slate roof to stowage, plain tile roofs to kilns. Rectangular stowage at right-angles to road, with 3 circular kilns to each long side, set back from gable ends. Stowage 3 storeys, kilns now 2 storeys. Cogged brick eaves cornice to kilns. Stowage roof hipped to front and rear. Conical roofs to kilns, with cowls. One 2-light casement with segmental head to each floor on each side of stowage, between kilns and front gable end. One 2-light casement per storey towards front of each front kiln. Vertical louvred strip replaces former central loading door to centre of each upper floor of gable end of stowage; former second- floor door flanked by broad 2-light louvres, first floor door by C20 2-light casements. Garage doors to ground floor. Boarded door to each front kiln, in angle with stowage. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ7201648872


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

Feb 19 2008 12:26PM