Prior's Cottage the Priors
PRIOR'S COTTAGE, 16, KING STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1209113
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Prior's Cottage the Priors
- Statutory Address:
- PRIOR'S COTTAGE, 16, KING STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1209113
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Prior's Cottage the Priors
- Statutory Address 1:
- PRIOR'S COTTAGE, 16, KING STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE PRIORS, 18, KING 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:
- PRIOR'S COTTAGE, 16, KING STREET
- Statutory Address:
- THE PRIORS, 18, KING STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tonbridge and Malling (District Authority)
- Parish:
- West Malling
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 68032 57904
Details
WEST MALLING
TQ6837 KING STREET 1156-0/3/102 Nos.16 AND 18 Prior's Cottage and The Priors
GV II*
House (one property despite 2 names). Probably C15 open hall house of 4 bays (No 18) with integral projecting cross wing (No 16) with C16 inserted ceiling and windows, restored C20. Timber-framed building with plaster infill and steeply pitched tiled roof with large external brick stack to No 18 and renewed stack to No 16. No 18 is of 2 storeys 4 windows. Framing exposed with curved tension braces. Roof has gablet to left-hand side. Front has 4 original mullioned windows to 1st floor with leaded lights. Ground floor has 3 original mullioned windows and right-hand inserted 5-light mullioned oriel window on brackets, also with leaded lights. Arched doorcase with recessed spandrels. C19 cast-iron fluted water pump in front of chimneystacks. No 16 is also of 2 storeys 4 bays. Timber-framed with plaster infill. Right-side rear ground floor is of whitewashed rubble and is on a rubble and brick plinth. Front has gable with curved tension braces and pattern to attic. Jetty. 1st floor has paired original mullioned window. Ground floor has restored mullioned window. Left side elevation has 1 mullioned window and 2 curved tension braces. Right side has 5 restored mullions on 1st floor and ground floor has one set of paired mullions. C20 recessed wooden cupboard door in antique style. Modern penticed porch in timber-framing on stone rubble plinth with tiled roof to rear. Dining room, a former open hall, has a fine C16 chestnut roll-moulded inserted ceiling. Hall has beams with run-out stops and ground floor room to extreme left has an open fireplace with wooden bressumer. Open fireplace to right-hand front room. Crown posts with head braces and collar purlins and gunstock jowled posts. The framing in both parts of the building appears identical.
Listing NGR: TQ6803257908
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 392415
- 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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