Listed Building record TQ 55 NW 260 - HOLMESDALE HOUSE

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1700 to 1732 Holmesdale House, Holmesdale Villa - early 18thc

Location

Grid reference TQ 5277 5925 (point)
Map sheet TQ55NW
County KENT
Civil Parish OTFORD, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:

1. 5280 OTFORD OTFORD The Green TQ 5259 21/748 Holmesdale Villa. lO.9.54 Holmesdale House. II* GV 2. Early C18 houses built as a pair, each 2 storeys and attic, 5 windows. Hipped, swept, tiled roof with 4 leaded dormers in all. Moulded wood eaves cornice. Red brick with 1st floor band. Long, flush-framed sash windows with glazing bars, 9 panes to a sash. Central, 6-panel doors, top glazed, under pedimented hoods on brackets. 1-storey end additions. Irregular 4-gabled rear elevations indicate older, timber-framed core. [All the buildings in The Green form a group.] Listing NGR: TQ5276459257 (1)

Description from record TQ 55 NW 43 :
(TQ 52775926) Holmesdale (NAT) (2) 5280 OTFORD OTFORD The Green Holmesdale Villa. Holmesdale House. TQ 5259 21/748 10.9.54. II* GV 2. Early C18 houses built as a pair, each 2 storeys and attic, 5 windows. Hipped, swept, tiled roof with 4 leaded dormers in all. Moulded wood eaves cornice. Red brick with 1st floor band. Long, flush-framed sash windows with glazing bars, 9 panes to a sash. Central, 6-panel doors, top glazed, under pedimented hoods on brackets. 1-storey end additions. Irregular 4-gabled rear elevations indicate older, timber-framed core. (3) Holmesdale Villa and Holmesdale. Early Georgian, built as a semi-detached pair, a remarkable thing at that date. (4)

Possible floor found in garden. See TQ 55 NW 98 (5)


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

<2> OS 1:2500 1962 (OS Card Reference). SKE48204.

<3> DOE (HHR) Dist. of Sevenoaks R.D., Kent. Jan 1975 190 (OS Card Reference). SKE40441.

<4> Bldgs of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 447 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38004.

<5> Otford and District Archaeological Group, 1993, Holmesdale, The Green, Otford, Kent: Report on Stage 1 Archaeological Work (Unpublished document). SKE6832.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #30668 Building, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1962.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist. of Sevenoaks R.D., Kent. Jan 1975 190.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 447 (J Newman).
  • <5> Unpublished document: Otford and District Archaeological Group. 1993. Holmesdale, The Green, Otford, Kent: Report on Stage 1 Archaeological Work.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Evaluation at Holmesdale, The Green, Otford (EKE5038)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief at Holmesdale, Otford (EKE5039)

Record last edited

Apr 1 2021 1:43PM