Lodge House
LODGE HOUSE, PLAIN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1185326
- Date first listed:
- 10-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Lodge House
- Statutory Address:
- LODGE HOUSE, PLAIN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1185326
- Date first listed:
- 10-Aug-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Lodge House
- Statutory Address 1:
- LODGE HOUSE, PLAIN 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:
- LODGE HOUSE, PLAIN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Ashford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Smeeth
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 08520 39673
Details
TR 03 NE SMEETH PLAIN ROAD (south side) 4/132 Lodge House II* House. Circa 1500 and extended C17 and late C18 and 1920's. Timber framed and clad with galletted ragstone and red and blue brick and extended with timber frame with red brick and mathematical tiling. Plain tiled roof. Wealden plan, now completely enclosed by later cladding and extensions. Main elevation: C18, with mathematical tiling and red brick. Two storeys with boxed eaves to hipped roof with stacks to left and to rear right. Regular fenestration of 2 glazing bar sashes and central round headed glazing bar sash on 1st floor, and 2 glazing bar sashes with cambered heads on ground floor. Central glazed door with delicately traceried semi-circular fanlight in panelled surround, with pilasters and cornice. Return elevations rendered, with canted oriel on 1st floor to right. Rear wing to left return early C18 red and blue brick on ragstone, with 2 glazing bar sashes and 2 blank window spaces on 1st floor and 2 wooden casements, glazed door on ground floor. Right rear wing galletted ragstone with dentil eaves cornice and segmentally headed window openings, with C20 panelled door and porch. Tile hung 2 storey hipped C20 range to rear. Interior: the core of the building is a complete Wealden hall house, with full frame visible, with dragon beams, dais beam and crown posts (moulded with lobed bases) on steeply cambered tie beams, that to Hall chamfered, with smoke blackened rafters. This section of the house also contains extensive early C17 wainscotting, with beaded surrounds, said to have come from Scott's Hall (in the park of which this was indeed the Lodge House). Also a painted fireplace, with heavy bead moulding to four centred arch, with shields in spandrels. C18 wing with simple fielded panelling with moulded dado rail, and dog leg and landing stair with ramped handrail and stick balusters. A fine example of a building "displaying the characteristics of its own development", with quality work throughout in the whole range of materials available in East Kent.
Listing NGR: TR0852039673
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 181718
- 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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