Bell Farmhouse Bell House
BELL FARMHOUSE, QUEEN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1204753
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Bell Farmhouse Bell House
- Statutory Address:
- BELL FARMHOUSE, QUEEN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1204753
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Bell Farmhouse Bell House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BELL FARMHOUSE, QUEEN STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- BELL HOUSE, QUEEN 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.
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:
- BELL FARMHOUSE, QUEEN STREET
- Statutory Address:
- BELL HOUSE, QUEEN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sandhurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 79873 28447
Details
SANDHURST TQ7928 QUEEN STREET 1350-0/9/205 (North side) 09/06/52 Bell House and Bell Farmhouse GV II Sub-divided house at one time an Inn. Late Medieval open hall-house with inserted late C16 stack, refronted in brick in late C18 and refenestrated in C20. Timber-framed building, refaced in red brick with some grey headers. Stringcourse. Steeply pitched tiled roof with gablets and off central late C16 brick chimneystack and external stack to left hand side. 2 storeys and attics; 4 windows. 2 gabled dormers to front and 1 to left side elevation. Casement windows, the ground floor windows with cambered head linings. C20 door with strap-work motif. Plinth. Interior retains roll-moulded and embattled dais beam and parlour has late C16 roll-moulded ceiling and open fire-place with bread oven. Smoke blackened roof with octagonal crown post with 4 head braces to collar beam. Combed pargetting decoration.
Listing NGR: TQ7987328447
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 170310
- 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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