Listed Building record TQ 73 NW 169 - SPWAYS

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1400 to 1499 Summary from record TQ 73 NW 22: Range of houses, some time Inn and shops. Dates from the 15th century. Timber-framed and part exposed with plaster infill. Spways was used as a lookout by the Hawkhurst Gang and was the principal headquarters of the gang under Thomas Kingsmill.

Location

Grid reference TQ 72308 37781 (point)
Map sheet TQ73NW
District TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish GOUDHURST, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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Full Description

<1> Hufton, G & Baird, E., 1983, Scarecrows Legion: Smuggling in Kent and Sussex, p92 (Monograph). SKE7997.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Hufton, G & Baird, E.. 1983. Scarecrows Legion: Smuggling in Kent and Sussex. p92.

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Record last edited

Jun 2 2010 12:18PM