Gibbon's School
GIBBON'S SCHOOL, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1085196
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Gibbon's School
- Statutory Address:
- GIBBON'S SCHOOL, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1085196
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jun-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 05-Jul-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Gibbon's School
- Statutory Address 1:
- GIBBON'S SCHOOL, THE STREET
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:
- GIBBON'S SCHOOL, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Benenden
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 80943 32901
Details
BENENDEN
TQ8032 THE STREET
1350-0/7/134 (North East side)
09/06/52 Gibbon's School
(Formerly Listed as:
THE STREET
Old Grammar School)
GV II
Headmaster's house and primary school canteen. Dated 1609 on
wooden board under eaves with inscription "Edmund Gibbon
founder of this school", refaced early C19. Timberframed
building refaced with red brick on ground floor and scalloped
tiles on first floor. Old plain tiled roof with central
cruciform brick stack. Lobby entrance house of 2 storeys 4
bays. 1st floor has 4 C19 casements, two 3-light, one 2-light
and one 4-light. Ground floor has one 4-light C19 casement to
right hand side, doorcase with flat wooden hood on brackets
and 6 flush panel door, the top 2 panels glazed, then two
4-light casements and 2 further 6 panelled doors. Linked by
hipped weather hood and with 2-light casement between. Left
side elevation has weatherboarded gable and early C19 brick
lean to. Right side elevation entirely weatherboarded and with
moulded bressumer to gable, probably early C19. Both gables
have carved wooden brackets. Interior has jowled posts & beams
with lamb's tongue stops. 6 panelled early C19 doors.
Listing NGR: TQ8094332901
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 170243
- 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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