Listed Building record TQ 56 SE 60 - CROWHURST FARM COTTAGES

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1430 to 1470. Medieval Hall House, 19thc alterations, Farmhouse

Location

Grid reference TQ 5850 6313 (point)
Map sheet TQ56SE
County KENT
Civil Parish WEST KINGSDOWN, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
WEST KINGSDOWN CROWHURST LANE 1. 5280 Crowhurst Farm Cottages
TQ 5 SE 6/235 (Nos 1 and 2) 10.5.79 II 2. Circa 1450. Wealden hall-house. Timber-framed building of 2 storeys refaced with red brick on the ground floor and tile hung above. Steeply pitched hipped tiled roof. Three casement windows. Derelict at time of survey. Listing NGR: TQ5850663134 (1)

Description from record TQ 56 SE 18 :
5280 Crowhurst Farm Cottages (Nos 1 and 2), Crowhurst Lane, West Kingsdown. TQ 56 SE 6/235 10.5.79 Grade II. Circa 1450. Wealden hall-house. Timber-framed building of 2 storeys refaced with red brick on the ground floor and tile hung above. Steeply pitched hipped tiled roof. Three casement windows. Derelict at time of survey. (2) TQ 58516312. A farmhouse was found on investigation to be a Wealden hall-house masked by 19th century walls. Detailed drawings were made of the building which from internal features must date from about 1450 and have late 16th century chimneys, cellar and flooring across the hall. (3) TQ 58516312. Excavation beneath the west wall foundation of the 15th century Crowhurst Farm produced the base and rim of a large pot attributable to the mid 13th century. (4) Not mentioned in The Buildings of England. (5)

Additional Info(6)

Archive material (7)

The cottages were subject to a building survey in 2003 (8)

Wealden house with formerly open 2-bay hall.(9)


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

<2> DOE(HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks Kent 1982 86 (OS Card Reference). SKE40992.

<3> Arch Cant 92 1976 249-250 (R A C Cockett) (OS Card Reference). SKE36100.

<4> Arch Cant 93 1977 219 (R A C Cockett) (OS Card Reference). SKE36136.

<5> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37673.

<6> Wessex Archaeology, 1995, Environmental Statement: West Kingsdown MSA (Unpublished document). SKE7080.

<7> Historic England, Archive material associated with Crowhurst Farm (Archive). SKE53749.

<8> Archaeology South - East, 2003, An archaeological interpretative survey of Crowhurst Farm Cottages, West Kingsdown, Kent. (Unpublished document). SKE55129.

<9> Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T., 1994, A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent (Monograph). SKE8010.

Sources/Archives (9)

  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks Kent 1982 86.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 92 1976 249-250 (R A C Cockett).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 93 1977 219 (R A C Cockett).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 (J Newman).
  • <6> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 1995. Environmental Statement: West Kingsdown MSA.
  • <7> Archive: Historic England. Archive material associated with Crowhurst Farm.
  • <8> Unpublished document: Archaeology South - East. 2003. An archaeological interpretative survey of Crowhurst Farm Cottages, West Kingsdown, Kent..
  • <9> Monograph: Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T.. 1994. A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (3)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: An archaeological interpretative survey of Crowhurst Farm Cottages, West Kingsdown, Kent, 2003 (EKE21783)
  • Intrusive Event: CROWHURST FARM (Ref: EI 14792) (EKE3829)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Medieval Houses Of Kent: Architectural Survey (EKE20338)

Record last edited

Sep 13 2024 11:45AM