Listed Building record TQ 84 SW 144 - 16 AND 18 WHEELER STREET

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1400 to 1989. A Wealden house, probably built in the 15th century. Now in a much mutilated condition and converted to two dwellings.

Location

Grid reference TQ 8400 4412 (point)
Map sheet TQ84SW
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish HEADCORN, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
HEADCORN WHEELER STREET TQ 8344 & TQ84 SW (South side)
10/116 & 7/116 Nos 16 and 18 5.8.1981 (Formerly listed as the Old Barn)
II
House. formerly barn, now house row. Early C15, with alterations of 1980s. Timber framed. Ground floor red brick in Flemish bond. Exposed framing with rendered infilling to first floor. Plain tile roof. Wealden of 4 timber-framed bays. Front wall of hall bays moved out at later date, and jetties of end bays underbuilt, to form flush facade. 2 storeys on brick plinth. Broadly spaced studding, with tension braces to end bays. Left bay of hall subdivided. Diagonal cross of 2 curved braces to right section of left hall bay. Hipped C20 roof. Rear stack to left and ridge stack towards right end. Irregular fenestration of four C20 diamond mullioned casement windows. C20 ribbed door within early C15 durns to left end of hall. C20 ribbed door to right end of right hall bay. Lean-to to left. Interior not inspected. (R.C.H.M. report 1982).
Listing NGR: TQ8400544122 (1)

Historic England archive material: BF039685 16-18 WHEELER STREET, HEADCORN


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

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  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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Jan 25 2024 2:40PM