Building record TQ 65 SW 185 - Stable at Old Soar Road

Summary

Now used for storage, stable at Old Soar Road Originally a stock house, part of a courtyard built 1810-1840. Part of the range was demolished in 1908; the remaining section was converted to a stable, and was used as storage at the time of survey in the 1990s. It is constructed of local stone rubble with brick dressings; it has a peg-tile roof, and is gabled. The original sliding shutters are present.

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Grid reference TQ 6194 5407 (point)
Map sheet TQ65SW
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish PLAXTOL, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Reference from archaeological survey: "Stable, now used for storage. Site southeast of the farmhouse, built on a WE axis, facing south onto the track into the yard from the road. Probably ealry 19th century, shown on the tithe map of 1841. Historic map evidence suggests that it was once part of a large courtyard plan arrangement which has been broken through since 1908 to provide a track down to the fields west of the house - this range may originally have been a stock building, converted to stable use after the alterations to the yard…" (1)

Historic England archive material: BF096214 OLD SOAR FARMHOUSE, PLAXTOL


<(1)> Kent Farmsteads Survey, 1992, Tonbridge and Malling, Plaxtol, Old Soar Road survey (Unpublished document). SKE30088.

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  • <(1)> Unpublished document: Kent Farmsteads Survey. 1992. Tonbridge and Malling, Plaxtol, Old Soar Road survey.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: Farmstead Survey, Tonbridge and Malling, Plaxtol, Old Soar Road (Ref: KFS-000090) (EKE13898)

Record last edited

May 16 2025 4:21PM