Little Benover
LITTLE BENOVER, BENOVER ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1060628
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Little Benover
- Statutory Address:
- LITTLE BENOVER, BENOVER ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1060628
- Date first listed:
- 23-May-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 14-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Little Benover
- Statutory Address 1:
- LITTLE BENOVER, BENOVER 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:
- LITTLE BENOVER, BENOVER ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Maidstone (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Yalding
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 70129 48631
Details
YALDING BENOVER ROAD TO 74 NW (South-west side) 4/66 Little Benover (formerly listed 23-5-67 as Little Benover Farm House) GV II
Farmhouse, now house. Late C16 or early C17. Timber framed with rendered infilling. First floor of left gable end tile-hung. Plain tile roof. Approximately 3 timber-framed bays, that to left end shorter and possibly a later addition. Apparently integral rear return wing to right. 2 storeys. Brick plinth to left end bay, stone plinth to rest. Continuous jetty, returned to right on moulded dragon post. Broadly-spaced studding. Two ogee tension braces to central bay and one to right end. Half-hipped roof. Brick stack in front slope of roof to left end of central bay, and projecting brick stack to right gable end. Irregular-fenestration of 3 leaded casements; one two-light;to;left end bay, another to centre, and one four-light to right end bay. Ribbed door with one moulded jamb and moulded four-centred arched head with carved spandrels, to right end of central bay. Rear right return wing has jetty to long right side continued from that of main range, one arch-braced panel towards main range, and rest of right side weatherboarded. Roof half-hipped to rear. Rear lean- to to rest of main range. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ7012948631
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 174865
- 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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