The White House
THE WHITE HOUSE, 2, COLDHARBOUR LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1247990
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1990
- List Entry Name:
- The White House
- Statutory Address:
- THE WHITE HOUSE, 2, COLDHARBOUR LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1247990
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1990
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 10-May-1999
- List Entry Name:
- The White House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE WHITE HOUSE, 2, COLDHARBOUR LANE
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 WHITE HOUSE, 2, COLDHARBOUR LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tonbridge and Malling (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hildenborough
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 57039 48680
Details
TQ 54 NE HILDENBOROUGH COLDHARBOUR LANE
(east side)
5/114 Number 2,
The White House
19.2.90
II
House, originally a lodge to Oakhill (q.v.). Circa 1820 in origin, extended and re-windowed in circa 1850, early and late C20 additions. Stuccoed and blocked out; Tiled roof; brick stacks. Plan: East facing, backing on to Coldharbour Lane. Long rectangular plan, 4 rooms wide and originally single depth throughout. The 1820s arrangement may have been 3 rooms wide, the 3 existing south rooms, each heated by a rear lateral stack. The north end room is a later, circa mid C19 addition and is probably contemporary with a programme of refenestrating the house. The present entrance arrangement, into the first room from the north, is part of the same phase. A small unheated block was added to the rear of this room in the circa early C20 and there has been a 1980s addition wrapping round the north west corner of the house. Exterior: Main block 3 storeys and half basement, right north) end addition 2 storeys. Roof hipped at ends. Asymmetrical 3:1 bay front, one window to the addition. 3 circa mid C19 canted bays to the left, extending from the second floor down to the basement, glazed with long, small-pane casements, the ground floor windows with margin glazing and high transoms. The gabled porch on posts in the third bay cuts into the window above and clearly post dates it; steps up to C20 glazed front door. Small 2-light attic windows. The right end block has a similar canted bay, the first floor window reglazed in the C20; similar bay on the left return of the main block. The rear (west) elevation has a mixture of C19 and C20 timber sashes and casements. Interior: Some early C19 interior features survive. The 2 left hand rooms preserve early C19 cornices and joinery, the partition between the 2 rooms has been removed. The adjoining room to the right, the entrance hall, has an early C 19 stair and chimney-piece. The house overlooks a pond, said originally to be part of the village pound. A deep shaft north of the building was probably an ice house. An attractive C19 house.
Listing NGR: TQ5769749546
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 179551
- 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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