CASTLE CLOSE THE COURTYARD

CASTLE CLOSE, 1 AND 2, CHIDDINGSTONE CORNER

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1252492
Date first listed:: 16-Jan-1975
List Entry Name:: CASTLE CLOSE THE COURTYARD
Statutory Address:: CASTLE CLOSE, 1 AND 2, CHIDDINGSTONE CORNER

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Date:: 2001-08-27
Reference:: IOE01/03110/27
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1252492
Date first listed:: 16-Jan-1975
Date of most recent amendment:: 03-Sep-1996
List Entry Name:: CASTLE CLOSE THE COURTYARD
Statutory Address 1:: CASTLE CLOSE, 1 AND 2, CHIDDINGSTONE CORNER
Statutory Address 2:: THE COURTYARD, 1 AND 2, CHIDDINGSTONE CORNER

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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

Location

Statutory Address:: CASTLE CLOSE, 1 AND 2, CHIDDINGSTONE CORNER
Statutory Address:: THE COURTYARD, 1 AND 2, CHIDDINGSTONE CORNER

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

County:: Kent
District:: Sevenoaks (District Authority)
Parish:: Chiddingstone
National Grid Reference:: TQ 49791 45116

Details

TQ 4945 CHIDDINGSTONE CHIDDINGSTONE CORNER

6/236 Numbers 1 and 2, Castle Close or 16.1.75 The Courtyard

GV II Former kitchen wing, later flats and restaurant. Late C17. North front of red brick with grey headers and tiled roof, south front of painted brick to ground floor, weatherboarded to first floor and with slate roof One brick and one stone chimneystack. Two storeys. North front has 5 windows. Outer windows on first floor are lunettes, others tripartite sashes with 15 glazing bars. Ground floor windows are tripartite windows with 24 glazing bars and cambered heads. Brick stringcourse. Double door in penultimate bay from right. Further entrance to left between imported early C19 columns. South front has 4 C20 casements to first floor, one C20 casement to ground floor and gabled weatherboarded hoist in roofspace. Ground floor has doorcase to left with 4 panelled door and french windows to right with cornice and fluted columns. Interior has open fireplace with wooden bressumer. Originally this was a detached kitchen wing to Chiddingstone Castle with a granary above.

Listing NGR: TQ4979145116

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Legacy System number:: 357051
Legacy System:: LBS

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 24 Kent,

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.