The Kitty Fisher

The Kitty Fisher, The Street, Benenden, TN17 4DJ

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1085199
Date first listed:
05-Jul-1993
List Entry Name:
The Kitty Fisher
Statutory Address:
The Kitty Fisher, The Street, Benenden, TN17 4DJ
Former King William IV Publice House viewed from the North East
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1085199
Date first listed:
05-Jul-1993
List Entry Name:
The Kitty Fisher
Statutory Address 1:
The Kitty Fisher, The Street, Benenden, TN17 4DJ
Statutory Address 2:
The Kitty Fisher, The Street, Benenden, TN17 4DJ

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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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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
The Kitty Fisher, The Street, Benenden, TN17 4DJ
Statutory Address:
The Kitty Fisher, The Street, Benenden, TN17 4DJ

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 80819 32931

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13 April 2023 to update the name and address, amend description due to change in building use and to reformat the text to current standards

1350-0/7/137

BENENDEN
THE STREET (South West side)
The Kitty Fisher

(Formerly listed as King William IV Public House)

GV
II
House, later a public house, converted back to residential use in 2016. C17 refronted in mid C19. Timber framed three bay lobby entrance house, rendered on ground floor, tile hung on first floor. Half-hipped tiled roof with off central chimneystack. Two storeys three windows, mainly three-light casements but ground floor has right hand three-light canted bay. Two doors, left one with small flat wooden weatherhood and restored brackets. Interior has inglenook fireplace with wooden seats and two gable-headed salt niches. Spine beam has lamb's tongue stop to centre and run out stop to right hand side.

Listing NGR: TQ8082332929

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
170246
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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