Kennel Holt Country House Hotel
KENNEL HOLT COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253278
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Kennel Holt Country House Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- KENNEL HOLT COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253278
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Kennel Holt Country House Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- KENNEL HOLT COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL
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:
- KENNEL HOLT COUNTRY HOUSE HOTEL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cranbrook & Sissinghurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 76776 37721
Details
The following building shall be added to the list:-
CRANBROOK Kennel Holt Country TQ 73 NE House Hotel 3/317 II
House, now an hotel. Probably late C16 remodelling of earlier house, remodelled again in C17 and extended in Cl8-19 by Leonard White, Merchant. Timber-framed, faced in weatherboarding and tile hung above and partly rebuilt in brick. Plain tile roof with gabled ends. Brick axial and gable end stacks.
Long main range of 3 units, the centre said to have been partly rebuilt after Second World War bomb damage. Circa C18-C19 extension on front of left hand end and C20 wing at rear of right hand end and small C20 extensions at rear of main range. 2-storeys. Long asymmetrical south east front with weatherboarded ground floor and tile hung first floor, centre rebuilt in red brick has pedimented doorcase. 1, 2 and 3-light C20 casements; with leaded panes. Left hand has projecting C18-19 extension with 2 12-pane sashes on each floor. At rear large C20 brick and tile-hung wing on left with external stack and 2 storey C20 flat roof extension and 20-light ovolo moulded first floor window to right.
Interior: The right hand room and chamber above have intersecting beam ceilings, the ground floor with 3 rolls to each chamfer, the chamber with stopped chamfers and both with stopped chamfer joists and brick fireplaces with chamfered timber lintels. Close studding partition between right hand room and centre room (now stairhall with C20 stairs). Left hand end and chambers above have chamfered ceiling beams with bar stops, the chamber has exposed jowled wall-posts. Jowled wall-posts and curved tension braces exposed in rear wall of centre part (landing). Clasped side-purlin roof over left (south west) end.
Listing NGR: TQ7677637721
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 169169
- 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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