Listed Building record TQ 64 SE 94 - THE WHITE HOUSE

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1700 to 1970

Location

Grid reference TQ 6791 4178 (point)
Map sheet TQ64SE
District TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish BRENCHLEY, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 67 41 BRENCHLEY HIGH STREET, BRENCHLEY (south side) 15/133 The White House 20.10.54 GV II
House incorporating doctors' surgery. Probably early C18, thoroughly renovated in 1970 by the District Council, architects Beauchamp and Addey (plaque). Ground floor white painted brick, first floor tile-hung; peg-tile roof; brick stack.
Plan: The house faces north, directly on to the High Street. Probably originally a 3 room lobby entrance plan, the interior re-arranged as 2 cottages at a later date and re-planned in 1970. The main range has rear left and right outshuts.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Roof half-hipped at ends with deep eaves on modillion brackets grouped in threes. Moulded fascia at first floor level. Asymmetrical 3-window front with 2 C20 panelled front doors to right of centre below a flat porch hood with a moulded cornice. 3 ground floor and 2 first floor C20 3-light iron-framed casements with square leaded panes; large plaque of 1970 on the first floor. The left and right returns have C20 windows and C20 doors.
Inteior: Only partially inspected but appears to have been re-planned in 1970.
Listing NGR: TQ6791341782


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

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Feb 19 2008 12:26PM