Beggars Cottage Finch Cottage Meadow Cottage
2, RAILWAY TERRACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1085475
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Beggars Cottage Finch Cottage Meadow Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- 2, RAILWAY TERRACE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/09350/32
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1085475
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-1987
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 22-Oct-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Beggars Cottage Finch Cottage Meadow Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- 2, RAILWAY TERRACE
- Statutory Address 2:
- BEGGARS COTTAGE, 3, RAILWAY TERRACE
- Statutory Address 3:
- FINCH COTTAGE, RAILWAY HILL
- Statutory Address 4:
- MEADOW COTTAGE, 1, RAILWAY TERRACE
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:
- 2, RAILWAY TERRACE
- Statutory Address:
- BEGGARS COTTAGE, 3, RAILWAY TERRACE
- Statutory Address:
- FINCH COTTAGE, RAILWAY HILL
- Statutory Address:
- MEADOW COTTAGE, 1, RAILWAY TERRACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Canterbury (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Barham
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 20491 49469
Details
In the entry for:
BARHAM 25/1001 RAILWAY HILL. Derringstone
Finches Cottage and No 1 (Meadow Cottage) No 2. and No 3 (Beggars Cottage) Railway Terrace
the address shall be amended to: RAILWAY HILL, Derringstone
Finch Cottage and No 1 (Meadow Cottage) No 2, and No 3 (Beggars Cottage) Railway Terrace
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1. 5273 BARHAM RAILWAY HILL
Derringstone
Finches Cottage and TR 2049 No 1 (Meadow Cottage) 25/1001 No2, and No 3 (Beggars Cottage) Railway Terrace II G.V.
2.
Range of cottages. C1750 or earlier. Rought cast render with hipped Kentish pegtiled roof. L shaped range of 2 storeys with 3:4 windows to Railway Hill and 5 windows to side elevation. Brick modillion eaves cornice. Railway Hill elevation has C20 casements. Finches Cottage has left side penticed addition with modern plank door. Side elevation has 5 early C19 metal framed casements in rectangular openings at 1st floor and segmental headed openings at ground floor. Cambered doorcases, originally 4 but one to No 2 replaced by a window. No 3 has an early C19 penticed weather hood. No 1 has a later C19 gabled weather hood. Plinth, Catslide roof to rear. Large brick chimneystack at junction of L range end brick chimneystack and external rough cast stack to Finches Cottage. Finches Cottage has hipped roof to rear. No 1 has brick open fireplace with wooden bressumer, No 2 has an open fireplace and No 3 has a brick open fireplace with arched recess on ground to left, rustic elm floor joists and winder stair.
Listing NGR: TR2049149469
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 171608
- 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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