Stone Cottages
STONE COTTAGES, GROOMBRIDGE HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1240713
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Stone Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- STONE COTTAGES, GROOMBRIDGE HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1240713
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Stone Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- STONE COTTAGES, GROOMBRIDGE HILL
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:
- STONE COTTAGES, GROOMBRIDGE HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Speldhurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 53681 38353
Details
TQ 53 NW SPELDHURST GROOMBRIDGE HILL (east side) OLD GROOMBRIDGE 7/514 Stone Cottages GV II
Row of 5 cottages, originally 6. Probably 1840s. Chisel-dressed local sandstone ashlar brought to course except the attic storey, which is Flemish bond brick; slate roof; stacks with brick shafts.
Plan: West facing range, originally symmetrical, each cottage one-room wide and 2-rooms deep with back-to-back fireplaces in 3 axial stacks. Doorways to Nos 1 and 6 at the extreme left and right, the other doors were paired, to left and right of centre. Nos 2 and 3 have been converted to one cottage, blocking the door to the original No 2.
Exterior: 2 storeys and attic. Gable-ended roof. Originally symmetrical 6- window front with a stone platband at first floor level and a brick platband at attic floor level. Chimney shafts with corbelled brick cornices; ground and first floor openings with stone ashlar voussoirs. Recessed plank front doors; 2-light timber casement windows to the ground floor; similar glazing to the small first floor windows, which are arranged in pairs. The gabled attic dormers are slate-hung on the returns with deep eaves with pierced curly bargeboards and are glazed with C19 small-pane timber casements. C20 single- storey lean-to porch addition on the right (south) return.
Interior: Not inspected.
Group value with other listed buildings on Groombridge Hill.
Listing NGR: TQ5368138353
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 439219
- 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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