Iden Farmhouse

IDEN FARMHOUSE, HEATH ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1068664
Date first listed:
23-May-1967
List Entry Name:
Iden Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
IDEN FARMHOUSE, HEATH ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1068664
Date first listed:
23-May-1967
Date of most recent amendment:
25-Mar-1987
List Entry Name:
Iden Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
IDEN FARMHOUSE, HEATH 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:
IDEN FARMHOUSE, HEATH ROAD

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 78024 50834

Details

BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA HEATH ROAD TQ 75 SE (North side) Cock Street

1/33 Iden Farmhouse 23.5.67 (formerly listed as Nos 1 and 2 Iden Cottage)

GV II

Farmhouse, now house. Late C16, with C18, C19 and C20 alterations. Timber framed. Front elevation chequered red and grey brick. Plain tile roof. Lobby entry plan of approximately 4 timber-framed bays, with 2-bay principal room to left of stack. Bay or bays to right of stack largely rebuilt in C18. 2 storeys, garret and cellar on low stone plinth. Plat band. Half-hipped roof. Projecting brick stack with galleted stone base to left gable end, and brick ridge stack to right of centre. Small hipped 2-light dormer. Irregular fenestration of 6 wooden casements in altered openings; three 3-light to left of stack, one 2-light under stack and two 3-light to right. Three ground-floor casements with segmental relieving arches. Ribbed door in rectangular brick porch with hipped roof under stack. Rear return wing to left, probably C18; chequered red and grey brick with galleted stone gable end. 2 storeys and garret with plat band, half-hipped roof and gable-end lean-to. Similar rear return wing to right. Rear lean-to to centre. Interior: ovolo- moulded cross and axial beams to principal ground-floor room. Fireplace to same room with chamfered tooled stone jambs and wooden bressumer. Painted unchamfered brick fireplace to ground floor room to right. Staggered butt purlins to roof. Small quantity of exposed framing.

Listing NGR: TQ7802450834

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
174494
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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