Campion House

CAMPION HOUSE, STANDEN STREET

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1085221
Date first listed:
20-Jun-1967
List Entry Name:
Campion House
Statutory Address:
CAMPION HOUSE, STANDEN STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1085221
Date first listed:
20-Jun-1967
List Entry Name:
Campion House
Statutory Address 1:
CAMPION HOUSE, STANDEN 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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CAMPION HOUSE, STANDEN 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 80654 30844

Details

BENENDEN TQ83SW STANDEN STREET 1350-0/3/98 (East side) 20/06/67 Campion House II House. Late C15 open hall with service end with C16 solar and chamber above added to left and early to mid C19 extension added to rear right. Timber-framed building, the right hand part with red brick to ground floor and close-studding with plaster infill above. Left hand part has square panels of timber-framing. Left hand side tile hung. Steeply pitched old tiled roof with late C16 brick chimneystack. L-shaped building of 2 storeys and attics, 4 windows. Mainly C20 casements. C20 brick porch. Attached to rear is an early to mid C19 extension, red brick and tile hung to front and red brick and weatherboarded at rear with 4 lattice casement windows. Originally this was a smoke bay to the open hall which has been replaced by an early C17 fireplace with wooden bressumer and spice cupboards. Parlour has late C16 open fireplace with moulded bressumer and rose carving. Remains of shutter grooves to original windows. 1st floor has octagonal crownpost with 4 head braces, remains of the smoke bay and pargetting. The C16 wing has jowled posts and roof of collar bream and butt purlins with chamfers and run out stops. Late C16 chamber fireplace and 2 plank door.

Listing NGR: TQ8065430844

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
170205
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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