The Almshouses
THE ALMSHOUSES, 1-5, LINTON HILL
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250225
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Almshouses
- Statutory Address:
- THE ALMSHOUSES, 1-5, LINTON HILL
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2002-08-13
- Reference:
- IOE01/08068/32
- Rights:
- © Mr Thomas A. Machin. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250225
- Date first listed:
- 26-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Almshouses
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ALMSHOUSES, 1-5, LINTON HILL
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 ALMSHOUSES, 1-5, LINTON HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Maidstone (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Linton
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 75422 50176
Details
LINTON HILL TQ 75 SE LINTON (East Side) Nos. 1-5 3/137 (Inclusive) The Almshouses GV II Almshouses. Mid C19. Uncoursed ragstone with ashlar dressings. Plain tile roof. E-plan with only slightly projecting wings. Broader central wing comprises 2 gables. Single storey. Cusped bargeboards with moulded finials and pendants to 4 front gables and to slight projection to centre of right return elevation. Roof of main range carried down to rustic posts, forming shelters between wings. Regular 6-window front of one canted bay window to each outer wing, one 3-light leaded casement with top lights to each central gable and 2 similar 2-light casements between wings. 4 ribbed 4-centred arched doors, one to side of each wing, beneath the shelters. Half-glazed door to right return elevation. Raised blank stone shield to each outer gable and recessed rectangular panel to each central gable. Rear return wing to right. Interior not inspected. Almshouses founded on this site by Sir Anthony Mayne, 1611.
Listing NGR: TQ7541850184
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 432503
- 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.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 27-Jun-2026 at 03:43:34.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.