Barrack Cottages

BARRACK COTTAGES, LOWER BROOMFIELD ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1060943
Date first listed:
26-Apr-1968
List Entry Name:
Barrack Cottages
Statutory Address:
BARRACK COTTAGES, LOWER BROOMFIELD ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1060943
Date first listed:
26-Apr-1968
List Entry Name:
Barrack Cottages
Statutory Address 1:
BARRACK COTTAGES, LOWER BROOMFIELD 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
BARRACK COTTAGES, LOWER BROOMFIELD ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Kent
District:
Maidstone (District Authority)
Parish:
Broomfield and Kingswood
National Grid Reference:
TQ 83894 52514

Details

BROOMFIELD LOWER BROOMFIELD TQ 85 SW ROAD (west side) 2/15 Barrack Cottages 26.4.68 GV II

Cottage row. Early 19th century. Coursed galletted stone on galletted stone plinth, with end pilaster strips and broad full- height central panel in chequered red and grey brick. Two 3-course plat bands in English bond with central grey brick header course; one above plinth and one between floors. Red brick window and door dressings. Two parallel ranges. 2 storeys and cellars, with dentilled red brick eaves cornice. Hipped roof, hips returning to right and left. 4 stacks; one towards each end, one at left end and one to rear at right end. Regular 7-window front of deeply recessed round-headed 2-light casements with projecting keystones and cills; one to central panel and 3 smaller ones to each side section. No keystone to central window. 8 ground-floor windows in pairs under outer windows of each side section. 3 recessed round-headed boarded doors, central door broader, each with 2 segmental top lights; one to central panel and one to centre of each side section, that to right up 2 steps. Broad chamfered wooden hood over central door. Coach house added to right. Stone with red brick dressings. 2 storeys. Lean-to roof with stone-coped parapet. One window in same style as cottages. Blocked double doorway to ground floor. Single-storey stone lean-to added to right of coach- house, formerly part of a bullock yard. Interior not inspected, but said to retain original doors. Associated with Leeds Castle.

Listing NGR: TQ8389452514

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
174032
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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