Listed Building record TQ 85 SW 225 - ABBEY FARMHOUSE

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1667 to 1899. 17th cent and later

Location

Grid reference TQ 82198 53045 (point)
Map sheet TQ85SW
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish LEEDS, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Description from record TQ 85 SW 37:
Abbey Farmhouse. Grade II. An 18th century exterior to an older building. (1) The buildings shown on the OS 25" comprise fragments of walling incorporated in outbuildings of Abbey Farm, now derelict. This walling, which contains fragments of re-used stone from the Abbey, is probably 18th century. (2) (TQ 82225294) Abbey Farm [NAT] (3) Abbey Farmhouse. Grade II. Late 17th and 19th century. (For full description see list) (4)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
LEEDS LOWER STREET TQ 8253 (east side)
8/97 Abbey Farmhouse 26.4.68. GV II Farmhouse. Late C17 and C19. Timber framed. Front elevation clad in painted brick in Flemish bond, end elevations tile hung. Plain tile roof. L-plan probably lobby entry. 2 storeys on brick plinth with dentilled brick eaves cornice. Multiple brick ridge stack off-centre to right. Irregular fenestration of four C19 casements. Canted plate-glass bay window with plain tile roof to right end of ground floor. Traces of blocked door beneath stack. Half-glazed door in moulded wood architrave with short gabled canopy at left end. Boarded door with three-light rectangular fanlight and canopy over in right side elevation of rear right wing. Rear left return wing: C17, timber-framed, tile-hung on red brick plinth in English bond. 2 storeys,gabled. Rear right return wing: C19, in same materials. turns to form double depth plan. Interior: 5 timber-framed bays. C17 panelling to right end first floor room. Exposed timbers.
Listing NGR: TQ8219553043 (5)


<1> MHLG 2153/11/A Hollingbourn RD 1960 59 (OS Card Reference). SKE47086.

<2> F1 ASP 15-DEC-61 (OS Card Reference). SKE42117.

<3> OS 1:10000 1971 (OS Card Reference). SKE48156.

<4> DOE (HHR) Boro of Maidstone Kent 14 Dec 1984 49 (OS Card Reference). SKE39867.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 85 SW 37 - December, 1961 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4510.

<5> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: MHLG 2153/11/A Hollingbourn RD 1960 59.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 15-DEC-61.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1971.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Boro of Maidstone Kent 14 Dec 1984 49.
  • <5>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #28807 Listed building, ]
  • <5> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 85 SW 37 - December, 1961.

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Record last edited

Sep 15 2021 10:32AM