Harts House
HARTS HOUSE, BERESFORDS HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1060784
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jul-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Harts House
- Statutory Address:
- HARTS HOUSE, BERESFORDS HILL
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- Date:
- 2001-06-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/06607/04
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1060784
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jul-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 25-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Harts House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HARTS HOUSE, BERESFORDS HILL
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:
- HARTS HOUSE, BERESFORDS HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Maidstone (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Boughton Monchelsea
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 76851 51851
Details
BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA BERESFORDS HILL TQ 75 SE (West side) 1/5 Harts House (formerly listed 25.7.52 under Boughton Quarries)
GV II*
House. Late C16, with later additions and alterations. Restored early C20. Timber framed with plaster infilling. Plain tile roof. South-facing main range of 2 or 2 1/2 timber-framed bays. Timber-framed wing to west end, protruding to north and south, possibly of more than one period, and incorporating integral 2-storey "lean-to" to south end of west elevation. Broad 2-storey timber-framed rear return wing to east, abutting side of rear section of west wing. 2 storeys, garret and cellar on stone plinth. Close- studded. Cill and midrail, but not eaves, of west wing lower than those of main range. West wing, including "lean-to", jettied to south. Main range jettied to south, jetty returning, on moulded dragon post, along whole of east front. Main range gabled. Roof of west wing hipped to south with gablet, gabled to north, with lower ridge than main range. East wing gabled to north. Multiple brick stack in front slope of roof towards west end of main range. Irregular fenestration to south of 4 leaded windows; one small light to junction of west wing and "lean-to", one rectangular 5-light mullioned and transomed oriel window on shaped brackets to west wing, and one 4-light and one 3-light casement to main range. Ribbed door to east side of west wing, towards main range, and boarded door in 4-centred-arched architrave with hollow spandrels to north end of east gable end of main range. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ7685151851
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 174464
- 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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