Listed Building record TR 02 SW 76 - POPLAR HOUSE

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1700 to 1799

Location

Grid reference TR 0440 2108 (point)
Map sheet TR02SW
County KENT
District FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT
Civil Parish LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
POPLAR LANE 1. 1355 Poplar House TR 0421 SW 3/24 II 2. An C18 farmhouse. 2 storeys and attic red brick, the front painted. Hipped tiled roof with modillion eaves cornice and 1 hipped dormer. 3 sashes with glazing bars intact. Doorcase with flat-hood over supported on brackets.
Listing NGR: TR0432520980 (1)



Description from record TR 02 SW 27 :

Fragments of a late medeival open hall house, probably built between 1430 and 1490, survive. Substantially rebuilt and enlarged in the late 16th century. In the 18th century a stair wing , now demolished, may have been added and the external walls were rebuilt in brick or clad in tile.(2)

Historic England archive material: BF040221 POPLAR HOUSE, LYDD File of material relating to a site or building. This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.
RCH01/048/01/448 Labelled sheet of drawings of Poplar House, Lydd, with a ground-floor plan, and main beam and joist profiles


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

<2> Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T., 1994, A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent (Monograph). SKE8010.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <2> Monograph: Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T.. 1994. A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Medieval Houses Of Kent: Architectural Survey (EKE20338)

Record last edited

Oct 31 2024 2:08PM