Listed Building record TQ 75 SW 132 - THE OLD POST OFFICE AND FORGE COTTAGE

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1700 to 1799

Location

Grid reference TQ 7268 5019 (point)
Map sheet TQ75SW
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish HUNTON, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
HUNTON HILL TQ 75 SW HUNTON (West Side) 2/82 The Old Post Office and Forge Cottage GV II
House pair. Early and later C18. Ground floor of red brick in Flemish bond. First floor of left section with exposed framing of thin scantling and rendered infilling. First floor of right section tile- hung. 2 storeys and garret, right section 2 storeys with lower eaves and ridge. Roof of left section half-hipped to right and left, roof of right section hipped to right. Central brick ridge stack to left section and central rear stack to right. Irregular fenestration of 3 windows; two 2-light leaded casements to left section and one 12-pane sash to right side of right section. Single-storey red brick addition with half-hipped roof, projecting forwards from left end, with ribbed door to the Old Post Office. Blocked door under stack of left section. Panelled door to Forge Cottage, to left end of right section, with consoled broken-based triangular pediment. Rendered and tile-hung lean-to to right. Rear lean-to to left section. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ7268250193


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