Listed Building record TQ 74 SE 177 - SURRENDEN, Staplehurst
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 7853 4350 (point) | 
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ74SE | 
| County | KENT | 
| District | MAIDSTONE, KENT | 
| Civil Parish | STAPLEHURST, MAIDSTONE, KENT | 
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
STAPLEHURST                  HIGH STREET TQ 7843                                               (West side)
25.6.1974                                             Surrenden
GV                                                    II
House, formerly house pair, now house.  Early-to-mid C19.  Channelled render.  Pantile roof.  2 storeys on rendered plinth.  Plat band. Slightly raised eaves band.  Moulded cornice and plain parapet breaking forwards over 3 central bays, but with no first-floor break under. Pair of short pilasters contained within parapet towards each end, the end one of each pair returning to form acroterion to pedimented gable end.  4 plain pilasters with banded capitals alternating with windows under central "break".  Rendered ridge stack towards left end. Regular 5-window front of 4 recessed 16-pane sashes with thin glazing bars, and central French doors. Arcaded balcony spanning central "break", first-floor balustrade with tapering balusters, ground floor with 3 round-headed arches springing from moulded imposts.  Central half- glazed door up one step, flanked by glazed strips, and with 3 rectangular top lights under cambered architrave.  Short single-storey rear wings to right and left.  Interior: tapering Egyptian-style architraves to at least 5 ground-floor and 8 first-floor doorways.  Doors with 3 large horizontal panels with proud verges.  Deep moulded skirting boards. Slightly-coved cornices.  Plain, slightly raised ceiling friezes.  Shown in 1912 sales particulars with pedimented upper storey to entrance portico.
Listing NGR: TQ7852943110
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
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- --- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
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Record last edited
Sep 7 2009 11:57AM