The Cottage
THE COTTAGE, TIBBS COURT LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262926
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- The Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- THE COTTAGE, TIBBS COURT LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262926
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- The Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE COTTAGE, TIBBS COURT LANE
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 COTTAGE, TIBBS COURT LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Brenchley and Matfield
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 66911 41247
Details
TQ 64 SE BRENCHLEY TIBBS COURT LANE
6/187 The Cottage
II
House. Circa 1700 with C20 addition. Framed construction, clad in weatherboarding on the front elevation, the returns underbuilt in brick to first floor level and weatherboarded (left return) or tile-hung (right return) above; peg-tile roof; brick stacks.
Plan: The house faces approximately east. It was formerly 2 cottages (information from owner). 2 rooms wide with a slightly off-centre entrance (formerly paired front doors in the centre) and front rooms heated from end stacks. Rear outshut probably integral, rear right outshut raised to a gable- ended wing at right angles in the C20.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Slightly asymmetrical 2-window front under a mansard roof, left end stack projects with tile-hung set-offs. Probably C19 plank stable door to right of centre with a flat porch hood on brackets. 2 first floor 2-light C18 sliding sashes: 6-pane to the left and 9-pane to the right. Ground floor window left C19 3-light casement, 4-panes per light, right hand window 2-light casement, 9-panes per light.
Interior: Partially inspected. Exposed carpentry of slender scantling to both front rooms, which have open fireplaces with timber lintels. The partition between the left hand room and the outshut has been removed. Stair rises from the front left room within the outshut.
Roof: Original timbers said to survive.
Listing NGR: TQ6691141247
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 433758
- 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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