Listed Building record TQ 54 SW 113 - CARTSHED ADJOINING ROAD TO NORTH OF SOUTH PARK FARMHOUSE

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1850 to 1851 Cartshed, built 1850-51

Location

Grid reference TQ 52322 42698 (point) Centred
Map sheet TQ54SW
County KENT
Civil Parish PENSHURST, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
In the entry for;
TQ 54 SW PENSHURST SMARTS HILL 54/868 (Westside) GV Shelter sheds on North side of South Park Farmyard II
The entry shall be amended to read;
TQ 54 SW PENSHURST SMARTS HILL 54/868 (Westside) GV Cartshed adjoining road to North of South Park Farmhouse II*
Cart shed 1850-1 as part of farmstead designed by George Devey. Weatherboard over timber frame; half-hipped tile roof. 3 bays. Loft door over gable end facing south. Slender arch bracing to wall plate and wall posts. Interior not inspected. Part of a picturesque group of exceptional importance, one of the earliest works of George Devey whose vernacular revival work "marked a milestone in nineteenth century architecture (M Girovard, The Victorian Country House).
1. 5280 PENSHURST SMARTS HILL (West Side)
Shelter Sheds on North side of South Park Farmyard TQ 54 SW 54/868
II GV
2. Mid C19. 2 3-bay,weatherboarded shelter sheds with open fronts and half hipped tiled roofs, at right angles to each other. South Park Farmhouse and attached barn. Range of buildings at East end of farmyard and shelter sheds on North side of Farmyard form a group. Listing NGR: TQ5229442695 (3)

Description from record TQ 54 SW 30 :
(TQ 52324270 - Inf. Kent SMR) Cartshed adjoining road to N of South Park Farmhouse (formerly listed as Sheleter Sheds on N side of Farmyard). Built 1850-51 as part of a farmstead designed by George Devey. Weather boarded over timber frame. Listed Grade II. (1) Listing upgraded to Grade II*. (2)

Description from record TQ 54 SW 31 :
(TQ 52314269 - Inf. Kent SMR). Western cartshed to N. of South Park Farmhouse. Built 1850-51 as part of a model farmstead by George Devey. Weatherboarded over timber frame. Listed Grade II*. (1)

Historic England archive material: BF111242 South Park Farm, Smarts Hill, Penshurst File contains reports with the following reference numbers: South Park Farm KFS-000025, Barn KFS-000025/1, Covered yard KFS-000025/2, South West Stables KFS-000025/3, Forge KFS-000025/4, North East stables KFS-000025/5, North West Shelter KFS-000025/6, Dung pit KFS-000025/7 and also includes 19 photocopied external surveyor's 35mm prints.


<1> DOE (HHR) Sevenoaks (OS Card Reference). SKE40609.

<1> DOE (HHR) Sevenoaks (amendment letter 14.1.91) (OS Card Reference). SKE40610.

<2> DOE (HHR) Sevenoaks (amendment letter 14.1.91) (OS Card Reference). SKE40610.

<3> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Sevenoaks.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Sevenoaks (amendment letter 14.1.91).
  • <2> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Sevenoaks (amendment letter 14.1.91).
  • <3>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #30713 Listed building, ]

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Farmstead Survey, Sevenoaks, Penshurst, South Park Farm (Ref: KFS-000025) (EKE13848)

Record last edited

Jun 6 2024 1:08PM