Birchley East Birchley Farmhouse Birchley West
BIRCHLEY EAST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1071005
- Date first listed:
- 16-Aug-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Birchley East Birchley Farmhouse Birchley West
- Statutory Address:
- BIRCHLEY EAST
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1071005
- Date first listed:
- 16-Aug-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Birchley East Birchley Farmhouse Birchley West
- Statutory Address 1:
- BIRCHLEY EAST
- Statutory Address 2:
- BIRCHLEY FARMHOUSE
- Statutory Address 3:
- BIRCHLEY WEST
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:
- BIRCHLEY EAST
- Statutory Address:
- BIRCHLEY FARMHOUSE
- Statutory Address:
- BIRCHLEY WEST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Ashford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Biddenden
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 84525 37196
Details
BIDDENDEN 1. 5272 Birchley Farmhouse (Birchley West) Birchley East) TQ 83 NW 3/114 16.8.62. II* 2. Birchley Farmhouse is a C16 timber-framed house originally called Barkley and built by the Randolph family. The north front has close-studding with plaster infilling. Its west end is recessed with its 1st floor oversailing on the protruding ends of the floor joists and a gable over containing an attic window. Bay of 2 tiers of 6 lights on the ground floor flanked by windows of 3 lights. Similar oriel window with plastered cove beneath and minus the flanking windows on the 1st floor. The attic window has 3 lights. The remaining portion of the front has a projecting bay of 2 tiers of 7 lights on the ground and 1st floor with a gable above over-sailing on brackets and containing an attic window. Doorway in the left corner with a sloping hood supported on brackets of carved figures. All the windows are casement windows with wooden mullions and transoms and small diamond-shaped leaded lights. Tiled roof. Clustered brick chimneystack. The west front is tile hung, the east front faced with red brick on the ground floor and with weather-boarding above. Modern wing added to the south. Birchley West and East are additions circa 1905 in red brick part tile hung but Birchley West contains part of the C17 wall painting. The interior contains C16 panelling, and one room has wall painting probably dating from the C17. One doorway has the date 1632 and the initials W R (William Randolph) E R (his wife Elizabeth) and B R (his son Bernard) and one window frame has 'Bernard Randolph 1610' scratched on it.
Listing NGR: TQ8452537196
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 180127
- 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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