Skinners House Cottages

SKINNERS HOUSE COTTAGES

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1262209
Date first listed:
10-Sept-1954
List Entry Name:
Skinners House Cottages
Statutory Address:
SKINNERS HOUSE COTTAGES

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1262209
Date first listed:
10-Sept-1954
List Entry Name:
Skinners House Cottages
Statutory Address 1:
SKINNERS HOUSE COTTAGES

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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
SKINNERS HOUSE COTTAGES

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:
TQ4965343123

Details

1. 5280 CHIDDINGSTONE HOATH CORNER Skinners House Cottages TQ 44 SE 53/279 10.9.54.

II

2. House of 2 periods. C15 hall house at left masked by C16 or early Cl7 extensions at front and right. Formerly divided into 4 dwellings, now empty and awaiting reconversion to single residence. To left - Gable ended projection with diamond paned windows and gable end oversailing and supported on carved wooden brackets and moulded crosspiece. 2 storeys and small gable end attic window. In centre smaller gable ended projection forming porch. 1st floor was jettied but ground floor now built out. To right - Ridge tile roof with stack and small ½ dormer. 2 storeys. Plain cottage casements. West elevation - Ridge tile roof with one end hipped. Partly tile hung and with weatherboarded addition to rear. Random stone plinth. Inside large inglenooks of dressed stone with carved beams. Dais panelling with moulded beam above and much other exposed timber.

Listing NGR: TQ4972043093

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
357080
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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