Listed Building record TQ 75 NW 226 - 132 THE ROCKS ROAD

Summary

The medieval part of this building survives as 5 bays but the west wall does not appear to have been external indicating that a further structure lay to the west. The plan does not conform to that of a medieval or even 16th century house and it is suggested that the building had a non domestic purpose, possibly connected with the cloth industry.

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Grid reference TQ 70472 56649 (point)
Map sheet TQ75NW
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish EAST MALLING AND LARKFIELD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
EAST MALLING AND LARKFIELD CP THE ROCKS ROAD TQ 7056 (south side) 15/186 17.6.77 No 132
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House, formerly hall house. Early C16. Rendered on timber frame. Steep plain tiled roof, hipped with gablet to right. 2 storeys; irregular fenestration of 5 windows. Central door with flat projecting hood. Interior: timber-framed smoke bay with later brick chimney inserted in it. Staircase with solid treads, probably C17. Original roof with side purlins and straight wind braces.
Listing NGR: TQ7047256650

Dendrochronology dating (of the roof?) gave a date of 1507/8. (2)


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

<2> Vernacular Architecture Group, ADS Dendrochronology Database, Vol. 21, Pg. 41 (Website). SKE17391.

<3> Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T., 1994, A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent (Monograph). SKE8010.

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  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <2> Website: Vernacular Architecture Group. ADS Dendrochronology Database. Vol. 21, Pg. 41.
  • <3> Monograph: Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T.. 1994. A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent.

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: Dendrochronology (of the roof?) of 132 Rocks Road, East Malling (EKE11764)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Medieval Houses Of Kent: Architectural Survey (EKE20338)

Record last edited

Aug 13 2024 2:20PM