The Rock House
THE ROCK HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1252412
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1954
- List Entry Name:
- The Rock House
- Statutory Address:
- THE ROCK HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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- Reference:
- IOE01/15314/13
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1252412
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1954
- List Entry Name:
- The Rock House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ROCK HOUSE, HIGH 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:
- THE ROCK HOUSE, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Sevenoaks (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chevening
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 50229 56150
Details
1. 5280 CHEVENING CHIPSTEAD High Street (South Side) The Rock House TQ 5056 SW 3/147 10.9.54.
II GV
2. Irregular house, largely of C16. Front shows 2-storey, 4-window left part, oversailing at left. Projecting, gabled, one-window right part oversails on 3 sides with dragon beams now boxed in. Old brackets visible at left. Roof of high pitch, tiles renewed in C19 and bargeboard added to gable. Moulded plastered eaves. Front all stuccoed with incised lines. Casement windows under hoodmoulds, (except below jetties) that on ground floor centre with Tudor heads to lights. Tudor arched doorway with hoodmould to traceried door. The whole front a mid C19 restoration. Under right part a retaining wall of coursed galletted rubble with red brick quoins. Modern left extensions. Inside much exposed timber and a restored inglenook. On ground floor front some late C18 and Regency painted panelling. Some flights of a staircase of circa 1700. C17 arcaded brick cellar built on to rock hewn chapel of transitional appearance, circa 1200.
The Rock House, Stables, cobbled yard and Walls form a group.
Listing NGR: TQ5022956150
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 356996
- 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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