Listed Building record TQ 64 NE 224 - BELLS FARMHOUSE

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1500 to 1999 A building of 4 bays and 2 storeys which probably dates from early to mid 16th century, with later additions at either end. It is not clear whether this was a complete dwelling or a cross wing of a larger house.

Location

Grid reference TQ 65320 49488 (point)
Map sheet TQ64NE
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish EAST PECKHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 64 NE EAST PECKHAM BELLS FARM ROAD
3/7 Bells Farmhouse
GV II
Farmhouse. C16 with C19 additions. Exposed framing on north front, plaster infilling Modern brick south front. Brick and tile-hung east end with frame visible. Tiled roof, hipped at west end, gabled at east end, with ridge stack. 2 storeys, very irregular fenestration of modern lattice casements with re- placed wooden mullions. Later 2-storey timber-framed addition to left of north front.
Listing NGR: TQ6532049489 (1)

Description from record TQ 64 NE 11 :
A building of 4 bays and 2 storeys which probably dates from early to mid 16th century, with later additions at either end. It is not clear whether this was a complete dwelling or a cross wing of a larger house.

Historic England archive material: RCH01/048/01/273 Labelled sketch plan of the ground-floor of Bells Farmhouse, East Peckham, with a detail of the scarf joint in the wall plate BF083738 BELLS FARMHOUSE, EAST PECKHAM


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

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #35688 Listed buildgin, ]

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

Record last edited

Mar 14 2024 1:36PM