The Gatehouse, Nettlestead Place
The Gatehouse, Nettlestead Place, Maidstone Road, ME18 5HA
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1060648
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jul-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Gatehouse, Nettlestead Place
- Statutory Address:
- The Gatehouse, Nettlestead Place, Maidstone Road, ME18 5HA
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1060648
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jul-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Gatehouse, Nettlestead Place
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Gatehouse, Nettlestead Place, Maidstone Road, ME18 5HA
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:
- The Gatehouse, Nettlestead Place, Maidstone Road, ME18 5HA
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Maidstone (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Nettlestead
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 68435 52066
Details
TQ 65 SE
1/8
NETTLESTEAD
MAIDSTONE ROAD (East side)
Nettlestead Place, The Gatehouse
25-7-52
GV
I
Gatehouse. Early C14. Ground floor roughly coursed ragstone, first floor timber framed with rendered infilling. Plain tile roof. Two storeys, ground floor tall.
West side (towards road) jettied, with brackets flanking carriage entrance only. First floor apparently subdivided by principal posts into three timber-framed bays, each with central stud and pair of tension braces (except west side of north bay, which has one brace). Broadly-spaced studding and arch braces to gable ends. Steeply-pitched hipped roof with gablets. Early C14 two-light first-floor window under eaves to centre of west side, one light each side of central stud, each light with tracery of mouchettes which suggests former subdivision into two almost ogee-headed lights. Tall carriage entrance occupies south half of ground floor, the west side of it having moulded ashlar jambs each with broach stop, chamfered plinth, and corbelled head supporting wooden bressumer. Hinges for double doors immediately behind jambs. At east end, north jamb is of unchamfered dressed stone, and south jamb is formed by buttress with single offset. Similar buttress to north-east end of gatehouse. Under carriage entrance, set towards centre of north wall, a low and very narrow chamfered stone doorway with Caernavon-arched head gives access to ground-floor room.
Interior: not inspected. Ground-floor room subsequently subdivided into two storeys, with two-light north window. Carriage entrance has plain-chamfered axial beam of heavy scantling and broad close-set joists; this arrangement appears to be continued to north end of gatehouse, providing floor for single first-floor room. Roof said to have two octagonal crown posts, each with square, scroll-moulded capital. Mid-to-late C15 barn of eight timber-framed bays adjoined south end of gatehouse until burnt down in 1962.
Listing NGR: TQ6854552056
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 174808
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Archaeologia Cantiana in Archaeologia Cantiana, Vol. 81, (1966)
Country Life in 16 October, (1958)
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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