Building record TQ 44 SE 212 - Fowl House at Pile Gate Farm
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 4676 4182 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ44SE |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | COWDEN, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Reference from Archaeological Survey: "Cartshed or open-fronted stock house converted to fowl house. Pre 1841, probably c.1820. Timber-framed and weatherboarded on brick footings; peg-tile roof, hipped at ends. The cartshed is roofed on a northwest - osutheast axis and adjoins the west barn at its northeast corner. 3 bays, originally open fronted on the southwest side, which faces into the yard between the west barn at its northeast corner. 3 bays, originally open fronted on the southwest sidem which faces into the yard between the west barn and the road. Conversion to fowl-house involved infilling the open-fronted bays, knocking a doorway through the southeast end and adding a row of nesting boxes on posts, projecting of the northeast side with a sloping corrugated iron roof and corrugated iron hanging lids." (1)
<(1)> Kent Farmsteads Survey, 1991, Cowden, Hantfield Road, Pile Gate Farm survey (Unpublished document). SKE30040.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <(1)> SKE30040 Unpublished document: Kent Farmsteads Survey. 1991. Cowden, Hantfield Road, Pile Gate Farm survey.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Farmstead Survey, Hantfield Road, Cowden (Ref: KFS-000070) (EKE13823)
Record last edited
Feb 18 2015 1:47PM