Stonewall Farmhouse Mounting Block and Garden Wall to East
STONEWALL FARMHOUSE MOUNTING BLOCK AND GARDEN WALL TO EAST, EAST STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1249763
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jul-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Stonewall Farmhouse Mounting Block and Garden Wall to East
- Statutory Address:
- STONEWALL FARMHOUSE MOUNTING BLOCK AND GARDEN WALL TO EAST, EAST STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1249763
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jul-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Stonewall Farmhouse Mounting Block and Garden Wall to East
- Statutory Address 1:
- STONEWALL FARMHOUSE MOUNTING BLOCK AND GARDEN WALL TO EAST, EAST STREET
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:
- STONEWALL FARMHOUSE MOUNTING BLOCK AND GARDEN WALL TO EAST, EAST STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Maidstone (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hunton
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 72914 48954
Details
EAST STREET TQ 74 NW HUNTON (South Side) 4/68 Stonewall Farmhouse Mounting Block, 25.7.52 and Garden Wall to East GV II* Farmhouse, now house. C15, early Cl7, 1634 and mid C17. Timber framed, with exposed framing and daub infilling. Ground floor of north-east section coursed galleted stone. 3 sides of courtyard, north side open. East side (formerly east-facing) comprises C15 open hall of 2 timber- framed bays, with storeyed north end bay rebuilt with east gable in 1634. Storeyed south end bay rebuilt with east gable in early C17, with rear return wing to west of 2] timber-framed bays [forming south side of courtyard). Mid C17 west range of 5 timber-framed bays running north from west gable end of late C16 range. East elevation: 2 storeys and attic on stone plinth. Close-studded, with decorative framing to gables. First floor of north and south end bays jettied to front [east). Eaves of both gable ends jettied to front on differently-moulded tie-beams and shaped brackets. Moulded bargeboards and pendants, that to right dated 1634. Red and grey brick ridge stack to left end of hall, in English bond, with 2 octagonal flues with moulded plinths and cornices and projecting brick knob to each angle of cornices. Corbelled brick stack to right gable end. 3-light casement to each gable, that to left with ovolo-moulded mullions. Irregular fenestration of 3 windows; one deep central 3-light casement to left gable, with 2-light ovolo-moulded mullion frieze windows; one 4-light casement to right hall bay; one 12- light rectangular ovolo-moulded mullioned and transomed oriel window to right end bay, with moulded cill on shaped brackets and with 2-light ovolo-moulded mullion frieze windows. Rectangular 3-light chamfered stone window to ground floor of right end bay. Traces of blocked doorway under stack. South elevation: hung with fishscale tiles. Multiple corbelled brick ridge stack towards west end. One 2-light casement and one horizontally-sliding sash to first floor. Half-glazed door towards east end with floating corniced hood. Tile-hung lean-to towards west end. South gable end of west range projects south of lean- to. West elevation: ground floor red and grey brick in Flemish bond, first floor close-studded with lath and daub infilling and internally- visible arch-braces. 2 storeys and attic, with dropped tie-beam. Panelled brick ridge stack to second bay from south. 2 casements and one ovolo-moulded mullion window. Boarded first-floor door under stack. Boarded ground-floor doors below, with porch, and to fourth bay from south. Use of most of this range probably non-domestic. North elevation: panelled door in porch within re-entrant angle of east and south ranges. Interior: exposed framing. Evidence for crown-post roof to hall. Clasped purlin roof to south range with diminishing principal rafters, windbraces, and intermediate collars. Staggered butt purlin roof to west range with interrupted tie-beams and vertical queen-struts to rafters. Moulded cross-beam to ground floor of hall. Shaped brackets to ground-floor beams of south range. Chamfered stone ground-floor fireplace to west end of south range, occupying full width of room (access to west range via lean-to). 4-centred arched stone fireplace to first floor above, with vase stops, and shields to spandrels. Smaller fireplace to south end of east range, with chamfered stone jambs. Inglenook fireplace to south end of west range. Mounting block: 4 stone steps against east end of north gable of west range. Garden wall: ragstone, about 2 1/2 metres high, with rounded ragstone coping. Runs east for about 23 metres from north gable end of east range, then turns south for about 30 metres.
Listing NGR: TQ7291448954
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 431972
- 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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