The Rectory Including Front Boundary Wall
THE RECTORY INCLUDING FRONT BOUNDARY WALL, LANGTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260769
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- The Rectory Including Front Boundary Wall
- Statutory Address:
- THE RECTORY INCLUDING FRONT BOUNDARY WALL, LANGTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260769
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- The Rectory Including Front Boundary Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE RECTORY INCLUDING FRONT BOUNDARY WALL, LANGTON 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:
- THE RECTORY INCLUDING FRONT BOUNDARY WALL, LANGTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Speldhurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 55347 41369
Details
TQ 55 41 SPELDHURST LANGTON ROAD, SPELDHURST
12/528 The Rectory including front boundary wall GV II
Former rectory. C17 origins, maybe even earlier, enlarged and rearranged in the mid/late C19. Ground floor is Flemish bond red brick with some burnt headers. Timber-framing above is hung with peg-tiles. Brick stacks with brick chimneyshafts, the front one with 3 tall divided diagonal shafts. Peg- tile roof.
Plan: Double depth plan house facing west. It is basically 2 rooms wide and 2 rooms deep heated by a series of axial stacks. The front left (north) room breaks forward a little and its roof runs from back to front. This section appears to be the C17 core of the building with a large axial stack in the angle with the main block. Main block has 2 roofs parallel with the front. Details of the layout and the extent (and date) of the older work cannot be described in detail without an internal inspection.
House is 2 storeys with attics in the roofspace.
Exterior: Attractive and irregular 1:1-window front of C19 and C20 windows, the right bay contains C20 casements with glazing bars. Left bay breaks forward and is gable-ended. Ground floor window is a C19 casement containing rectangular panes of leaded glass. First floor has a bay window with an unusual pattern of glazing bars, a tented roof and framed base containing a Gothic arcade pattern. Gable above contains a small arch-headed lancet. Front doorway in angle of front wings and has an unusual porch set at a diagonal angle. Inside there is a 3-sided canted brick porch with a pyramid roof and it contains a timber Tudor arch doorway and plank door with studded coverstrips. Second outer porch on plain posts with front hipped roof and gablet. Main roofs are gable-ended. The left (north) end has a 4-window front includes some attractive C19 casements with diagonal glazing bars and rear includes a couple of French windows in the same style.
Interior: Was not available for inspection at the time of this survey.
The narrow strip of ground along the front is enclosed by a C19 wall of coursed sandstone which returns a short distance round the left end.
There are a number of similar walls close by and these add to the character of the area in the vicinity of the Church of St Mary (q.v.) which includes a good group of listed buildings.
Listing NGR: TQ5534741369
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 439520
- 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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