The Old Hall and Wall Enclosing Garden to East
THE OLD HALL AND WALL ENCLOSING GARDEN TO EAST, TONBRIDGE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1249404
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Hall and Wall Enclosing Garden to East
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD HALL AND WALL ENCLOSING GARDEN TO EAST, TONBRIDGE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1249404
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Hall and Wall Enclosing Garden to East
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD HALL AND WALL ENCLOSING GARDEN TO EAST, 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 OLD HALL AND WALL ENCLOSING GARDEN TO EAST, 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 72197 54580
Details
TONBRIDGE ROAD TQ 75 SW BARMING (North Side) 2/18 The Old Hall, and wall enclosing garden to east II
House, once vicarage, formerly farmhouse, now house. Late C16 or early C17, with additions and alterations of C17, C18, early C19 and C20. Timber framed, clad with roughly-coursed ragstone rubble with red brick quoins. Part of east elevation, to north of stack, chequered red and grey brick. Plain tile roof. 3 timber-framed bays and stack bay; west end bay of the three since truncated. Mid C17 wing of one timber-framed bay and stack bay, running south from east end bay of main range. C18 facade to east gable end of main range, continuing into C18 addition, since largely destroyed, to north of east end bay. 2 storeys, attic and cellar on stone plinth. East elevation: chamfered brick plat band under and to right (north) of stack, continuing to north along C18 addition, of which only the east ground floor wall survives. Roof gabled to south end, hipped with gablet to north end, hip returning to west along main range. Roof of main range half-hipped to west. Filleted multiple brick stack in east slope of roof towards centre, to junction of main range and mid-C17 wing. Ridge stack towards west end of main range. Hipped dormer. Irregular fenestration of five windows; one early C20 three-light latticed casement with segmental head to C17 wing, and even fenestration to brick section of 3 blocked sashes, including one under stack, and one 12-light sash. Three 12-pane sashes to ground floor of this section, all, as first floor, with beaded brick architraves and splayed rubbed brick voussoirs. Two blind windows to surviving wall to north. Half- glazed door under stack. Narrow early C20 stone addition to south side of main range. Interior: jowled principal posts. Chamfered beams. Chamfered stone fire- places. Clasped purlin roof to main range, with diminishing principal rafters, windbraces, and curved queen-struts to rafters. Aligned butt purlin roof to C17 wing. North-east addition said to have been destroyed by fire in 1820. Formerly known as Hall Farm Place. Garden wall: C18. Chequered red and grey brick on stone plinth. About 10' high. Runs east for about 160' from north-east end of house, returning south to enclose garden.
Listing NGR: TQ7219754580
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 174443
- 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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