The following text is from the original listed building designation:
SWANLEY SWANLEY VILLAGE ROAD 1. 5280 (north side) Elizabethan Cottage TQ 5269 8/221 II GV 2. An inscription reads "Built AD 1604. Repaired and partly rebuilt AD 1713. Restored and decorated AD 1880." The exterior is of 1880, masking a timber-framed building. Two storeys ground floor painted brick with bands of decorative ties. First floor hung with curved tiles. Tiled roof, half-hipped at one end and hipped at the other, with central chimneystack. Catslide to rear. Two sliding sashes. The ground floor has penticed doorcase. The interior has exposed beams and inglenook fireplace.
Listing NGR: TQ5292569557

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