Marden Farm Shop
MARDEN FARM SHOP, ALBION ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1038292
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Marden Farm Shop
- Statutory Address:
- MARDEN FARM SHOP, ALBION ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1038292
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 23-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Marden Farm Shop
- Statutory Address 1:
- MARDEN FARM SHOP, ALBION ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- MARDEN FARM SHOP, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 3:
- MARDEN FARM SHOP, HOWLAND ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MARDEN FARM SHOP, ALBION ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- MARDEN FARM SHOP, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- MARDEN FARM SHOP, HOWLAND ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Maidstone (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Marden
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 74698 44492
Details
SEVENTY FOURTH LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST COMPILED UNDER SECTION 54 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971
TQ 7444 MARDEN HIGH STREET (south-east end)
5/78 Marden Farm Shop (formerly listed as The Old Market 23.5.67 House) GV II
Court house, probably also with market function, now shop. Probably C16, with late C17 or early C18 and C19 alterations. Timber framed, weatherboarded, with exposed corner posts. Plain tile roof. Virtually square building of 2 timber-framed bays, built at right-angles to Howland Road on an island site at the end of the High Street. Single storey, on stone plinth. Pyramidal roof. Eight- pane shop window with thin glazing bars to present front elevation (to Howland Road), and two six-pane windows to right side. Half- glazed door to right side of front elevation. Interior: exposed framing. Short shaped jowls to principal posts. Dragon ties to corners. Clasped-purlin roof. Each rafter has mortice at same height towards apex. Curved arch-braces to left side wall and part of gable ends. Right side wall-plate and short return along each gable end morticed for continuous row of diamond mullions; some mullions remain in situ, apparently terminating at midrail. Road island site. Court Leet said to have been held here until C19.
Listing NGR: TQ7469844492
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 174736
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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