The Cookhouse at Hoppers Field
THE COOKHOUSE AT HOPPERS FIELD, TONBRIDGE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245937
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-2001
- List Entry Name:
- The Cookhouse at Hoppers Field
- Statutory Address:
- THE COOKHOUSE AT HOPPERS FIELD, TONBRIDGE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1245937
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jul-2001
- List Entry Name:
- The Cookhouse at Hoppers Field
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE COOKHOUSE AT HOPPERS FIELD, TONBRIDGE 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:
- THE COOKHOUSE AT HOPPERS FIELD, TONBRIDGE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Maidstone (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Barming
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 72207 54465
Details
1804/0/10008
Barming
TONBRIDGE ROAD
The Cookhouse at Hoppers Field
03-JUL-01
II
Hop pickers cookhouse, converted into holiday accommodation. Probably c1822 as a farthing of this date was found in the foundations during refurbishment of c2000. Built of Kentish ragstone rubble with red brick quoins, apart from the front wall which is timber framed clad in weatherboarding on stone rubble plinth, with slate roof tapering to front with six adjoining brick chimneystacks to the rear wall.
One storey. Front elevation has two late C20 casement windows , door and four-light French window and the window in a side elevation is also late C20. Interior has one large room with five cambered brick fireplaces and a small room with one cambered brick fireplace now painted white, all with iron rods, two of which retain iron hooks for suspending cooking utensils. Plain ceiling beams, reused original beams where possible. An exceptionally rare survival of a Kentish building type.
Listing NGR: TQ7220754465
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 487708
- 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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