The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. EAST STREET 1732 (North Side)
The Man of Kent Public House TQ 5946 NW 3/48
II GV
2. C17 or earlier timber-framed building mostly refaced with brick, painted on the ground floor, but some of the upright timbers still visible though painted over, the first floor fronted with weather-boarding, The east end is tile hung and has a massive chimney breast of which the lower section is of brick, painted, and the upper section has been cemented. Tile roof. Casement windows. 2 storeys, 3 windows.
Nos 4 to 12 (even) and the Man of Kent Public House form a group
Listing NGR: TQ5915246624

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