Listed Building record TQ 65 SW 134 - LITTLE DAMAS
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6021 5393 (point) | 
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ65SW | 
| County | KENT | 
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT | 
| Civil Parish | PLAXTOL, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT | 
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 6053                        PLAXTOL                   YOPPS GREEN 6/2                                                      (west side)
Little Damas GV                                                          II
House.  Circa 1500 hall-house, since truncated.  Ground floor to south underbuilt in coursed galletted rubble with some red brick dressings.  Close-studded above with plaster infilling.  Plain tiled roof with tile-hanging in gables and central hipped semi-dormer.  End stack to left, main stack off ridge to rear.  Two storeys; irregular 3 window facade with wooden lattice casements.  Main entrance with modern boarded and ribbed door in east side.  Modern additions to rear.  One-storey brick extension to west with pentice over.  Interior.  Remains of crenellated crested dais beam.  C16 side fireplace with chamfered bressumer.
Listing NGR: TQ6021453939 (1)
Much altered 3-bay house with a formerly open 1-bay hall. A fourth bay appears to have existed but has been demolished.(2)
Historic England archive material: BF040075	LITTLE DAMAS, PLAXTOL	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. RCH01/048/01/535	Labelled sheet of drawings of Little Damas, Yopps Green, with a plan of the ground-floor, and fascia and door surround profiles.
A Level 1 historic building survey was conducted in 2019 prior to consideration of conservation and restoration proposals. (3)
<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.
<3> Darnley Archaeological Services, 2019, Level 1 Historic Building Survey at Little Damas, Yopps Green, Plaxtol, Kent TN15 0PY (Unpublished document). SKE53437.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
- <2> SKE8010 Monograph: Pearson, S., Barnwell, P. S. & Adams, A. T.. 1994. A Gazetteer of Medieval Houses in Kent.
- <3> SKE53437 Unpublished document: Darnley Archaeological Services. 2019. Level 1 Historic Building Survey at Little Damas, Yopps Green, Plaxtol, Kent TN15 0PY.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Historic Building Survey at Little Damas, Yopps Green, Plaxtol (Ref: LD19 (HBS)) (EKE24553)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Medieval Houses Of Kent: Architectural Survey (EKE20338)
Record last edited
Jan 21 2025 3:48PM