Morley Cottage, Holly Cottage, Yew Tree House and Nant Gwyn

Morley Cottage, Holly Cottage and Yew Tree House, Morley Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5PP

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1064400
Date first listed:
29-Jun-1973
List Entry Name:
Morley Cottage, Holly Cottage, Yew Tree House and Nant Gwyn
Statutory Address:
Morley Cottage, Holly Cottage and Yew Tree House, Morley Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5PP

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1064400
Date first listed:
29-Jun-1973
List Entry Name:
Morley Cottage, Holly Cottage, Yew Tree House and Nant Gwyn
Statutory Address 1:
Morley Cottage, Holly Cottage and Yew Tree House, Morley Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5PP
Statutory Address 2:
Nant Gwyn, Hawkwood Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5PW

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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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
Morley Cottage, Holly Cottage and Yew Tree House, Morley Road, Chislehurst, BR7 5PP
Statutory Address:
Nant Gwyn, Hawkwood Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5PW

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

County:
Greater London Authority
District:
Bromley (London Borough)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ 44275 69720

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 4 October 2021 to update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards

TQ 46 NW
5/288

CHISLEHURST
MORLEY ROAD
Morley Cottage, Holly Cottage and Yew Tree House

and Nant Gwyn HAWKWOOD LANE

(Formerly listed as MORLEY ROAD Yew Tree Cottage. Whin Cottage. Morley Cottage. Nant Gwyn.)

II

1878. Built by Ernest George and partners. Two storeys. The ground floor is red brick, the first floor is tile hung with some curved tiles. The front elevation, facing north east, has a tiled roof with two enormous gables which are tile-hung with eclectic pseudo timber-framing in the upper part. The left side gable has curved braces, the right side gable a mixture of curved and diagonal braces. Oriel windows to each gable with square wooden panes and elaborate pargetting with use of Neo-Jacobean motifs below. The other windows are casements. Simple doorcases.

Listing NGR: TQ4427569720

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
358533
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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