Listed Building record TQ 85 SW 202 - VINEYS COTTAGES

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1400 to 1566 C15, C16 alterations

Location

Grid reference TQ 81950 52621 (point)
Map sheet TQ85SW
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish LEEDS, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Full Description

Description from record TQ 85 SW 29:
[TQ 8195 5262] Vineys Cottages [NAT] (1) 1 and 2 Vineys Cottages (formerly listed as Viney's), Grade II*. House or inn, now house row. 15th century with mid 16th century alterations. (For full description see list.) (2) 1 and 2 Vineys Cottages. A well preserved and impressive timber framed house, now two dwellings. (3)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
LEEDS UPPER STREET TQ 85 SW (east side)
3/119 1 and 2 Vineys Cottages (formerly listed as Viney's) 20.10.52. GV II* House or inn, now house row. C15 with mid C16 alterations. Timber- framed with rendered infilling and plain tile roof. Wealden, with hall of 2 unequal bays left two-thirds of left bay floored. Storeyed bay to right and at least 2 storeyed bays set at about 60° to left of hall. 2 storeys on stone plinth. Left end bays and floored left end of hall have continuous jetty. Right end bay jettied, jetty continuing round right side elevation on plain dragon post. Right bay of hall floored in C16 at higher level, with moulded bressumer. Close studded. Arch brace from storeyed end of hall-to flying wall-plate, and solid bracket beneath central tie- beam. Hipped roof, with gablet to right. Small projecting brick stacks towards rear to right and left and multiple filletted brick stack in front slope of roof in unfloored third of left bay of hall with brickwork corbelled out on first floor to fill the recess. Irregular fenestration of 6 projecting ovolo-moulded mullion windows with leaded lights, on small shaped brackets; 4 of 4 lights and 2 of 2 lights. Two C20 ribbed doors in C15 architraves with 4-centred arched heads and hollow spandrels, one towards left end and one, larger and with moulded jambs, to floored left end of hall. Long timber-framed rear wing to left with hipped roof and gablet. C20 timber-framed lean-to to left end. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ8195452622 (5)


<1> OS 1:2500 1968 (OS Card Reference). SKE48210.

<2> DOE (HHR) Boro of Maidstone Kent 14 Dec 1984 60 (OS Card Reference). SKE39871.

<3> F1 MJF 18-MAR-86 (OS Card Reference). SKE43029.

<4> Field report for monument TQ 85 SW 29 - March, 1986 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4509.

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

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1968.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Boro of Maidstone Kent 14 Dec 1984 60.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 MJF 18-MAR-86.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 85 SW 29 - March, 1986.
  • <5>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #28993 Listed building, ]

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Record last edited

Sep 14 2021 6:16PM