Gilbraltar Cottage and Rocklea
GILBRALTAR COTTAGE AND ROCKLEA, THE COMMON
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1084487
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Gilbraltar Cottage and Rocklea
- Statutory Address:
- GILBRALTAR COTTAGE AND ROCKLEA, THE COMMON
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1084487
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-1971
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 28-Feb-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Gilbraltar Cottage and Rocklea
- Statutory Address 1:
- GILBRALTAR COTTAGE AND ROCKLEA, THE COMMON
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:
- GILBRALTAR COTTAGE AND ROCKLEA, THE COMMON
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 58108 39537
Details
872/3/65 THE COMMON 20-JAN-71 Gilbraltar Cottage and Rocklea (Formerly listed as: THE COMMON Gibraltar Cottage)
II
House, now subdivided. Circa 1828. Designed by Decimus Burton. An irregular shaped house of cottage Gothic style. 2 storeys, the south west front is stuccoed, the south east front is faced with weather-boarding. 4 windows facing south east and 4 windows facing south west. Stringcourse. The south-west front has 4 gables with scalloped bargeboards and its glazing bars intact. The south east front has 2 similar gables but beneath them 2 bays of 3 windows each have been built out on both floors. Glazing bars intact on 1st floor. French windows below. The north corner of the house has been made into a separate house called "Rocklea" with C20 windows.
Listing NGR: TQ5810539536
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 167963
- 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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