Tong House
TONG HOUSE, TONG LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1054811
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Tong House
- Statutory Address:
- TONG HOUSE, TONG LANE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/16024/13
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1054811
- Date first listed:
- 24-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Tong House
- Statutory Address 1:
- TONG HOUSE, TONG LANE
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:
- TONG HOUSE, TONG LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Swale (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Eastling
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 95946 56236
Details
TQ 95 NE EASTLING TONG LANE (south side)
Tong House 4/29 24.1.67 II
Wealden hall house, now house. C15. Timber framed and exposed with plaster infill and part underbuilt with painted brick, with plain tiled roof. Four framed bays, with framed and continuously jettied wing to right rear. Two storeys on flint plinth with left and right end bays jettied on dragon posts, the left jetty underbuilt. Flying wall plate on solid curved braces and hipped roof with gablets and stacks to rear right, centre right and projecting end left. Irregular fenestration of one 2 storey canted bay window to centre left, and 4 wooden casements on first floor and 4 glazing bar sashes and 1 wooden casement in bay window on ground floor. Door of 6 raised and fielded panels to left with semi-circular traceried fan. Four centre arched door surround to original screens passage to centre right, with carved head and carvings of pelican and cockatrice in spandrels. Interior: smoke blackening, crown post roof. The rear four centred arched door surround to screens passage has been moved to rear of present front door. Stack inserted into hell originally backing onto screens passage.
Listing NGR: TQ9594656236
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 176433
- 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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