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Building record TQ 54 NW 213 - Dukes Cricket Bat Factory building, B2027 road, Chiddingstone Causeway
Summary
This brick built, two storey workshop range is the former bat factory building for the Dukes cricket equipment manufacturing site.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 51662 46641 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ54NW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | CHIDDINGSTONE, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
This brick built two storey workshop range is the former Bat factory building for the Dukes cricketing equipment factory. The building has seen extensive alteration, truncated at its southern end, with new doorways on the ground floor, enlarged first floor window openings and a roof of concrete tiles.
The English Heritage listing inspection of the neighbouring Ball factory building emphasises the local importance of the site and the effect it had on the development of the village (1).
<1> English Heritage, 2010, English Heritage (Listing) Advice Report Dukes Cricket Ball Factory (Unpublished document). SKE16758.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE16758 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2010. English Heritage (Listing) Advice Report Dukes Cricket Ball Factory.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: English Heritage (Listing) visit to the Dukes Cricket Ball Factory, Chiddingstone Causeway (EKE11011)
Record last edited
Jul 20 2011 9:58AM