Listed Building record TQ 55 NE 132 - CROWDLEHAM

Summary

An early 19th century house of two-storeys and attic which was converted into flats in the 1990s. The yellow brick building has a fairly low pitched slated roof with a gable end to the road forming a pediment with moulded and mutuled cornice. There is a later 19th century two-storey addition to the left. The rear elevation is of similar design but of random stone with red brick quoins and dressings.

Location

Grid reference TQ 5674 5888 (point)
Map sheet TQ55NE
County KENT
Civil Parish KEMSING, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
KEMSING HEAVERHAM 1. 5280 Heaverham Road Crowdleham TQ 5658 17/601 10.9.54. II* 2. Elegant early C19 house of 2 storeys and attic. 3 windows. Fairly low pitched slated roof with gable end to road forming pediment with moulded and mutuled cornice. Yellow brick. Gauged brick arches to windows and recesses. Stone lst floor band; and flat frieze and mutule cornice at eaves level. Projecting bifurcated chimney breast rises from later C19 stuccoed central porch through pediment and forms round-arched recesses on 1st and attic floors. Stone impost band at 1st floor recess. Central lunette in attic and small square flanking windows. lst floor windows sashes with delicate glazing bars. Ground floor 3-light sash windows without bars. l-storey supporting right wing. 2-storey later Cl9 left wing. At left side set-back rendered screen wall with pediment and arched recesses. Rear elevation of similar design but of random stone with red brick quoins and dressings.
Listing NGR: TQ5674158880

Description from record TQ 55 NE 41 :
(TQ 56705882) Crowdleham House (NAT) (1) 5280 KEMSING HEAVERHAM Heaverham Road Crowdleham TQ 5658 17/601 10.9.54. II* 2. Elegant early C19 house of 2 storeys and attic. 3 windows. Fairly low pitched slated roof with gable end to road forming pediment with moulded and mutuled cornice. Yellow brick. Gauged brick arches to windows and recesses. Stone 1st floor band; and flat frieze and mutule cornice at eaves level. Projecting bifurcated chimney breast rises from later C19 stuccoed central porch through pediment and forms round-arched recesses on 1st and attic floors. Stone impost band at 1st floor recess. Central lunette in attic and small square flanking windows. 1st floor windows sashes with delicate glazing bars. Ground floor 3-light sash windows without bars. 1-storey supporting right wing. 2-storey later C19 left wing. At left side set-back rendered screen wall with pediment and arched recesses. Rear elevation of similar design but of random stone with red brick quoins and dressings. (2) Crowdleham, a yellow-brick house of c.1820. (3) Additional bibliography - not consulted. (4-5)


<1> OS 1:10000 1968 (OS Card Reference). SKE48152.

<2> DOE(HHR)Dist of Sevenoaks RD Kent Jan 1968 153 (OS Card Reference). SKE41350.

<3> Bldgs of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 349-50 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37995.

<4> A guide to the historic bldgs of Kemsing 1975 (VE Bowden) (OS Card Reference). SKE32795.

<5> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1968.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR)Dist of Sevenoaks RD Kent Jan 1968 153.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 349-50 (J Newman).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: A guide to the historic bldgs of Kemsing 1975 (VE Bowden).
  • <5>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #30581 Building, ]

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Record last edited

Mar 22 2021 11:32AM