Blue Door
BLUE DOOR, 4-8, HADLOW ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1259582
- Date first listed:
- 04-Dec-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Blue Door
- Statutory Address:
- BLUE DOOR, 4-8, HADLOW ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1259582
- Date first listed:
- 04-Dec-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Blue Door
- Statutory Address 1:
- BLUE DOOR, 4-8, HADLOW ROAD
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:
- BLUE DOOR, 4-8, HADLOW ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tonbridge and Malling (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 59409 46783
Details
TQ 5946 NW TONBRIDGE HADLOW ROAD
3/10003 Numbers 4-8,
Blue Door
II
House, later two shops and now in single ownership. C17, refronted in early C19 when a rear range was added and with C20 ground floor windows and doors. Front range is original timberframed building refronted in brick, front painted, with tile-hanging to first floor south elevation and north gable. Tiled roof, half-hipped to south with central brick chimneystack. Two storeys and attics; 3 windows. Three gabled dormers with C19 casements. First floor has three 16-pane sashes. Ground floor has two C19 twenty-pane shopfronts and C20 doors in side elevations. C19 narrow range to rear is partly of brick, partly weatherboarded and partly tile-hung and has 2 early C19 leaded light casements on pintle hinges. Interior of front range has large sandstone back to back open fireplace. Timberframe with jowled posts, stop chamfers to spine beams and curved windbraces within butt purlin roof.
Listing NGR: TQ5941346779
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 462740
- 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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