Listed Building record TQ 65 NW 243 - THE OLD FARMHOUSE

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1500 to 1932

Location

Grid reference TQ 6113 5888 (point)
Map sheet TQ65NW
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish WROTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 65 NW WROTHAM C.P. ST MARY'S LANE 5/3 (west side)
The Old Farmhouse
II
Farmhouse, formerly hall-house. Early C16 with c19 and early C20 elevations. Timber-framed with red brick ground-floor, tile-hung 1st floor. Plain tiled roof, more steeply pitched in centre, with the eaves lower at each side. Ridge stack to left and on flat-headed dormer. 2 storeys; irregular fenestration of 4 windows on 1st floor and 3 on ground-floor, casements. 2 small canted bay windows on ground-floor to left. 2 doors, each side of centre, with small weather-hoods. Wing to rear at right.
Listing NGR: TQ6113358881 (1)

House of two medieval phases, the earlier of which is an upper-end crosswing of circa 1500 while the later is an early 16th century lower-end wing. Between the two is now a 17th century hall. (2)

Historic England archive material: BF040258 THE OLD FARMHOUSE, WROTHAM 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. RCH01/048/01/744 Labelled sheet of drawings of the Old Farmhouse, Wrotham, with a ground-floor plan and a perspective sketch of a crown-post


<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

Sep 13 2024 11:47AM