Listed Building record TQ 65 NW 236 - OLD BASTED AND COTTAGE NOW ATTACHED AT WEST END

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1500 to 1932 Sixteenth century farmhouse. Ground floor of painted rubble then brick, timber framed first floor with herringbone brick infilling. Plain tiled roof. Restored early 20th century.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6084 5565 (point)
Map sheet TQ65NW
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish PLAXTOL, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 65 NW PLAXTOL PLOUGH LANE 2/27 (north side)
1.8.52 Old Basted and Cottage now attached at west end
II
Farmhouse. C16, restored in earlier C20. Ground floor of painted rubble stone to right, painted brick under gable to left. Timber-frame exposed above with herringbone brick infilling. Jetty on exposed joists and brackets under gable to left. Some curved braces. Plain tiled roof and return gable to left with decorated barge-boards. One ridge stack off-centre to left, one double stack off-right at right-hand end and one behind ridge at left. Two storeys; 3 window front. C20 lattice casements. Central oriel window on first floor. C18 cottage, attached by 6 ft wall with central arch, at left-hand end coursed rubble stone with red brick dressings, tile-hung above. Plain tiled half-hipped roof. North front of one-storey with attic. Two windows, diamond lattice casements, and central semi-dormers.
Listing NGR: TQ6084055659 (1)

Historic England archive material: BF095180 OLD BASTED, PLOUGH LANE, PLAXTOL


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

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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Related Events/Activities (1)

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

Record last edited

May 6 2025 3:26PM