Polands Barn and Oast
POLANDS BARN AND OAST, FOUR ELMS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244217
- Date first listed:
- 27-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Polands Barn and Oast
- Statutory Address:
- POLANDS BARN AND OAST, FOUR ELMS ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/07040/14
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1244217
- Date first listed:
- 27-Apr-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Polands Barn and Oast
- Statutory Address 1:
- POLANDS BARN AND OAST, FOUR ELMS 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:
- POLANDS BARN AND OAST, FOUR ELMS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Sevenoaks (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hever
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 46251 47935
Details
TQ 44NE EDENBRIDGE FOUR ELMS ROAD
49/381 Polands Barn & Oast
II
Barn with attached oast, now restaurant and shop. Early C17 barn with C19 oast Barn is 4 bays timberframed, the exterior weatherboarded on part brick base with thatched roof. Some inserted windows. Left side has late C18 or early C19 former cow byre (now restaurant,) weatherboarded and concealing some old weatherboarding to barn.Right side end has attached mid C19 circular oast in red brick header bond with some vitrified headers. Conical tiled roof and wooden cowl with fantail missing at time of survey. Interior of barn has gunstock jowled posts, midrail and curved tension braces. Roof has angled queen struts with diminishing rafters without ridgepiece and through purlins. Curved windbraces, not all present.
Listing NGR: TQ4424246974
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 449125
- 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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