Oak Cottage Old Cottages
OAK COTTAGE, THE ROW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260605
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Oak Cottage Old Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- OAK COTTAGE, THE ROW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260605
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Oak Cottage Old Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- OAK COTTAGE, THE ROW
- Statutory Address 2:
- OLD COTTAGES, 1, THE ROW
- Statutory Address 3:
- OLD COTTAGES, 2, THE ROW
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:
- OAK COTTAGE, THE ROW
- Statutory Address:
- OLD COTTAGES, 1, THE ROW
- Statutory Address:
- OLD COTTAGES, 2, THE ROW
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Folkestone and Hythe (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Elham
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 17657 44108
Details
TR 1644-1744 ELHAM THE ROW (west side)
8/66 Oak Cottage and No. 1 and No. 2 Old Cottages
GV II
House row. Oak Cottage probably of C17 or early C18 origin, with C19 alterations, largely restored in early C20. Nos. 1 and 2 Old Cottage mid-to-late C18 with some C19 fenestration. Oak Cottage: ground floor red and grey brick in English bond, first floor tile-hung. Plain tile roof. Two storeys. Coursed stone plinth with chamfered brick top course. Continuous jetty. Left gable end brick, corbelled out to jetty. Red brick gable-end stacks. Irregular fenestration of 3 windows; two sixteen-pane sashes and small central two-light casement. Two three-light casements to ground floor. Central ribbed door with segmental head. Rear lean-to. Interior: joists largely replaced, in similar scantling to original. Central staircase. C19 fireplace surround and grate. Nos. 1 and 2 Old Cottages: house pair, to right of Oak Cottage. Red and grey brick, largely in Flemish bond. Plain tile roof. 2 storeys. Moulded wooden eaves cornice. Gabled, with gable-end stacks. Irregular fenestration of 2 sashes; one twelve-pane to left and one four-pane to right. Two four-pane ground-floor sashes with segmental heads. Central pair of doors, each of four sunk panels, under overall segmental head; to No. 2 to left and No. 1 to right. Interior not inspected. All three included for group value.
Listing NGR: TR1766044111
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 440300
- 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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