Listed Building record TQ 56 NE 119 - CROSS HOUSE
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5949 6748 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ56NE |
| Civil Parish | FAWKHAM, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
FAWKHAM VALLEY ROAD 1. 5280 (south-east side) Cross House TQ 56 NE 3/148 II 2. C17 or earlier timber-framed building. Probably the village cross stood nearby which would account for its name. It is thought to have been the Dower House to Pennis House. Now refaced with red brick on the ground floor and tile hung above. Tiled roof. Two storeys. Three casement windows. Two-storeyed gable projection in the centre, containing a porch on the ground floor and with the first floor slightly oversailing. Doorcase in moulded architrave surround with low rectangular fanlight and iron-studded door of 6 panels. The south gable end is stuccoed with a buttress in the south-west corner of the ground floor. Modern addition behind. Interior has early C18 panelling and inglenook fireplaces.
Listing NGR: TQ5949467488
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Archaeology South-East, 2000, An archaeological interpretative survey of Cross House, Valley Road, Fawkham, Kent. (Unpublished document). SKE54892.
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Cross House, Fawkham, building survey 2000 (EKE21572)
Record last edited
Apr 21 2022 3:56PM