Listed Building record TQ 72 NE 137 - BELL FARMHOUSE
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 79872 28446 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ72NE |
County | KENT |
District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
Civil Parish | SANDHURST, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Type and Period (6)
- WEALDEN HOUSE (WEALDEN HOUSE, Medieval - 1390 AD to 1430 AD)
- WEALDEN HOUSE (WEALDEN HOUSE, Post Medieval - 1590 AD to 1610 AD)
- WEALDEN HOUSE (WEALDEN HOUSE, Post Medieval - 1650 AD to 1699 AD)
- FARMHOUSE (FARMHOUSE, Post Medieval - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
- HOUSE (HOUSE, Post Medieval - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- SITE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1400 AD to 1799 AD)
Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
SANDHURST TQ7928 QUEEN STREET 1350-0/9/205 (North side) 09/06/52 Bell House and Bell Farmhouse GV II Sub-divided house at one time an Inn. Late Medieval open hall-house with inserted late C16 stack, refronted in brick in late C18 and refenestrated in C20. Timber-framed building, refaced in red brick with some grey headers. Stringcourse. Steeply pitched tiled roof with gablets and off central late C16 brick chimneystack and external stack to left hand side. 2 storeys and attics; 4 windows. 2 gabled dormers to front and 1 to left side elevation. Casement windows, the ground floor windows with cambered head linings. C20 door with strap-work motif. Plinth. Interior retains roll-moulded and embattled dais beam and parlour has late C16 roll-moulded ceiling and open fire-place with bread oven. Smoke blackened roof with octagonal crown post with 4 head braces to collar beam. Combed pargetting decoration.
Listing NGR: TQ7986728450
Description from record TQ 72 NE 42 :
A timber-framed house in Wealden style with jetties at both ends, date c1400. Minor additions at end and rear, front elevation encased in brickwork in the C18. The building was converted to two cottages in the nineteenth century .
<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
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Record last edited
Jan 22 2025 1:39PM