Baker's Farmhouse
BAKER'S FARMHOUSE, LADHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1087098
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Baker's Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- BAKER'S FARMHOUSE, LADHAM ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1087098
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Baker's Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- BAKER'S FARMHOUSE, LADHAM ROAD
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:
- BAKER'S FARMHOUSE, LADHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Goudhurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 73955 39471
Details
GOUDHURST LADHAM ROAD TQ 73 NW (north side) 5/202 Baker's Farmhouse 20.6.67 II House. Circa 1400 extended mid C16. Timber framed and part exposed close-studding with plaster infill, ground floor part refaced with red brick. Tile hung on 1 st floor with plain tiled roof. Hall house with rear wing and cross-wing. Two storeys, with eaves-dropping to first floor (the close-studding exposed behind it). Hipped roof, with projecting hipped wing to right. Stacks projecting at end right and end left, and clustered to centre right. Two 3 light leaded wooden casements on 1st floor with 4 light to right and 4 light and 5 light casements on ground floor with central C16 brick bay with 4 light mullioned and transomed leaded lights. Ribbed plank and shed doors in moulded surrounds to centre right and at end right. C20 outshot to end left. The duplications of main posts in the re-entrant between hall range and cross wing clearly shows the 2 periods of build- ing. Interior: the hall with inserted moulded wall posts and cross beamed ceiling and small panelled framed dividing walls. Large inglenook fireplaces of stone and red brick. Cross-wing with good quality ovolos and fillet moulded mullioned windows with sidelights to ground and first floors (fully exposed on right return exterior elevation). Hall main tie beam with massive hollow chamfered knee braces. Cross-wing with clasped purlins and windbrace roof. (See Kent Life, April 1975 quoting RCHM report).
Listing NGR: TQ7395539471
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 169552
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Kent Life in April, (1975)
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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