Ivydene Mersham Cottage the Beauty Box
IVYDENE, THE STREET
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1085198
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jul-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Ivydene Mersham Cottage the Beauty Box
- Statutory Address:
- IVYDENE, THE STREET
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2003-03-28
- Reference:
- IOE01/09888/15
- Rights:
- © Mr Kevin Fromings. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1085198
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jul-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Ivydene Mersham Cottage the Beauty Box
- Statutory Address 1:
- IVYDENE, THE STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- MERSHAM COTTAGE, THE STREET
- Statutory Address 3:
- THE BEAUTY BOX, 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:
- IVYDENE, THE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- MERSHAM COTTAGE, THE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- THE BEAUTY BOX, 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:
- TQ8075932988
Details
BENENDEN
TQ8032 THE STREET
1350-0/7/136 (North East side)
Ivydene, Mersham Cottage and The
Beauty Box
GV II
2 cottages and shop. Cottages late C18, shop late C19.
Cottages are weatherboarded on the ground floor and tile hung
on the 1st floor. Old tiled roof, half-hipped to right hand
side. Central square brick stack, heightened in late C19. 2
triple casements. Ground floor has central doorcase with flat
hood and 4 panelled door with Head of Mercury door knocker. 2
storeys 2 windows with catslide roof to rear. Shop has ground
floor of red brick, 1st floor tile hung with bands and
diamonds of curved and painted tiles and tiled roof.
Projecting gable with curved bargeboards, pendant and
finial,supported on 2 iron columns and one 4-paned sash
window.
Listing NGR: TQ8075932988
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 170245
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 19-Jun-2026 at 12:04:00.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.