THE SOUTH COTTAGE

THE SOUTH COTTAGE, BIDDENDEN ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1084164
Date first listed:: 20-Jun-1967
List Entry Name:: THE SOUTH COTTAGE
Statutory Address:: THE SOUTH COTTAGE, BIDDENDEN ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1084164
Date first listed:: 20-Jun-1967
List Entry Name:: THE SOUTH COTTAGE
Statutory Address 1:: THE SOUTH COTTAGE, BIDDENDEN ROAD

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: THE SOUTH COTTAGE, BIDDENDEN ROAD

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

County:: Kent
District:: Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
Parish:: Cranbrook & Sissinghurst
National Grid Reference:: TQ 80842 38283

Details

CRANBROOK BIDDENDEN ROAD TQ 83 NW (NORTH SIDE) Sissinghurst 4/29 The South Cottage 20.6.67

GV II*

Small fragment of the main block of the c1570 house, now cottage. Circa 1570, much restored, altered and extended. c1930-40 red, with some blue brick. Plain tiled roof, hipped to right with projecting breast and very tall stack, and partly hipped to left with very large framed half-hip over. Tall stack to rear. Two storeys; 2-window front, slightly irregular with large wooden diamond lattice casements in segment-headed surrounds. The lintel of a transom and mullion window with drip-mould area remains on the west face and on the first floor of the east front survives a blocked doorway with possible blocked doorway below, that above with surround moulded on the inside. Two storey brick and tile-hung extension of c1930-40 to north.

Listing NGR: TQ8084238283

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Legacy System number:: 168880
Legacy System:: LBS

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 24 Kent,

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.