Salts Farm Cottages

SALTS FARM COTTAGES, 1 2 AND 3, SALTS LANE

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1250631
Date first listed:
26-Feb-1987
List Entry Name:
Salts Farm Cottages
Statutory Address:
SALTS FARM COTTAGES, 1 2 AND 3, SALTS LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1250631
Date first listed:
26-Feb-1987
List Entry Name:
Salts Farm Cottages
Statutory Address 1:
SALTS FARM COTTAGES, 1 2 AND 3, SALTS 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
SALTS FARM COTTAGES, 1 2 AND 3, SALTS LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Kent
District:
Maidstone (District Authority)
Parish:
Loose
National Grid Reference:
TQ 76093 51618

Details

SALTS LANE TQ 75 SE LOOSE (South Side) 3/204 Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Salts Farm Cottages II House row. C17, with C18 facade and later alterations. Ground floor roughly coursed stone, first floor purplish brick in Flemish bond. First floor of rear left wing rendered, and of rear right wing tile- hung. Plain tile roof. 2 storeys and cellar. Brick plat band. Hipped roof, hips returning. Small projecting stone stack with brick flue to left gable, stack in rear span of roof to left of centre, and large projecting stone stack with brick flue to right gable end. Irregular fenestration of four windows; two 3-light casements, one single- light casement and one 12-pane sash. Ribbed door up 3 steps, with flat floating hood beneath stack to No. 2. Door to No. 1 to left gable end and to No. 3 to right gable end. Short rear return wings to right and left, that to right gabled, that to left with hipped roof. Interior: only No. 2 inspected. Large tooled stone fireplace with low vase chamfer-stops. Broadly-chamfered axial beam and chamfered joists to ground floor room. C18 staircase between stack and front wall, with moulded handrail and balusters, and with broad spiral stone cellar staircase under. C18 roof with re-used smoke-blackened rafters, in two spans.

Listing NGR: TQ7609351618

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
433074
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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