Listed Building record TQ 64 SE 216 - TOWN FARM OAST
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 6798 4175 (point) | 
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ64SE | 
| District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT | 
| Civil Parish | BRENCHLEY, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT | 
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 67 41                BRENCHLEY         CHURCH CLOSE, BRENCHLEY
15/54                                     Town Farm Oast
GV                                        II
Oasthouse converted to house.  Oasthouse probably mid/late C19.  Stowage framed construction, partly weatherboarded, partly tile-hung to the first floor; brick kiln; peg-tile roofs.
Plan:  On a very prominent site at the east end of Brenchley village and opposite the parish church.  The stowage is roofed at right angles to the road, on a north south axis; oast at the south end.
Exterior:  Stowage with 2 span roof, half-hipped at the north end, hipped at the south end; kiln round on plan with a conical roof and a cowl.  C20 entrance at the north end with a recessed porch and garage door alongside to the right.  The west elevation of the stowage has one first floor and 2 ground floor windows; 2 large C20 windows in the right (south) return.  The kiln also has rather large inserted C20 openings including a French window at the south end.  Brick cogging below the eaves.
Interior:  Not inspected.
Included for group value.
Listing NGR: TQ6798741756
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Intrusive Event: Report for an Archaeological Watching Brief at Town Farm Shambles, High Street, Brenchley, Tonbridge, Kent TN12 7NH (Ref: DAS 0018-21) (EKE21948)
Record last edited
Jan 5 2024 1:36PM