St Martin
ST MARTIN, ASHURST HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1067585
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- St Martin
- Statutory Address:
- ST MARTIN, ASHURST HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1067585
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- St Martin
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST MARTIN, ASHURST 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:
- ST MARTIN, ASHURST HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Speldhurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 51135 39063
Details
TQ 53 NW SPELDHURST ASHURST HILL, ASHURST
7/433 St Martin
GV II
House, now divided into flats. Early C19 with later C19 extensions to rear, refurbished and divided into flats circa 1980. Painted brick with stucco quoins; painted brick stacks and chimneyshafts; slate roof.
Plan: Main block faces south east towards the Church of St Martin (q.v.). It has a double depth plan. Central entrance hall and main staircase with front and back rooms each side heated by projecting gable-end stacks (most now disused). Former services and extensions to rear. Parallel block linked to rear of the main block by a short crosswing.
2 storeys with attic rooms in the roofspace and basements below rear blocks.
Exterior: Symmetrical 3- window front of C19 sash windows; 16-pane sashes to the outer bays and central first floor 12-pane sash. Central front doorway contains a 4-panel door with an overlight behind a stucco Tuscan porch with moulded entablature. Stucco quoins on the end corners and flat stucco band at first floor level. Plain eaves and main roof is gable-ended. Rear end extensions have various C19 and C20 windows but gable-ended rear block includes a number of sash windows with margin panes.
Interior: Not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ5113539060
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 438498
- 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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