The Close
THE CLOSE, CARPENTERS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1070464
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1990
- List Entry Name:
- The Close
- Statutory Address:
- THE CLOSE, CARPENTERS LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1070464
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1990
- List Entry Name:
- The Close
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CLOSE, CARPENTERS LANE
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:
- THE CLOSE, CARPENTERS LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tonbridge and Malling (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hadlow
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 63279 49749
Details
HADLOW CARPENTERS LANE TQ 63 49 7/17 The Close
GV II
House. Circa 1850-1860. Flemish bond brick, rear is probably timber-framed and is clad with peg-tile; brick stacks with original divided chimneyshafts and some original chimneypots; slate roof.
Plan: Double-depth-plan house facing south-east towards the High Street There is a front and back room either side of a central entrance hall and main stair. The left (south western) rooms are heated by an end stack whereas there is an axial stack between the right rooms serving back-to-back fireplaces. Former service wing to rear of right end is now in separate ownership.
House is 2 storeys.
Exterior: Symmetrical 3-window front of large 4-pane sashes, those on the ground floor are taller. All the windows have exposed timber cases and the first floor ones have eared architraves. Central doorway up stone steps in recessed round-headed arch contains a panelled door and plain fanlight. The centre bay breaks forward slightly and there are clasping buttresses each end, a plinth, projecting brick bands at first floor level across the recessed outer bays, and above the doorway a wide flat hood on moulded stucco consoles. Deep eaves with plain soffits. Low pitch roof along front is hipped both ends. To tear 2 parallel roofs at right angles to the front and both are hipped to rear. The left (south western) side faces Carpenters Lane and has a symmetrical 2-window front in the same style as the front except here the windows have rubbed brick arches over.
Interior: Not inspected but original joinery detail is suspected.
The Close is one of an attractive group of varied buildings at the western edge of Hadlow.
Listing NGR: TQ6327949749
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 179453
- 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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