The View
THE VIEW, WINDMILL HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262929
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- The View
- Statutory Address:
- THE VIEW, WINDMILL HILL
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- Date:
- 1999-08-07
- Reference:
- IOE01/00763/05
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262929
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- The View
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE VIEW, WINDMILL HILL
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 VIEW, WINDMILL HILL
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 67929 42220
Details
TQ 64 SE BRENCHLEY WINDMILL HILL, BRENCHLEY (westside) 6/194 The View
II
Small house. Probably C18 or earlier origins. Flemish bond brick with blue headers to the ground floor, first floor tile-hung; peg-tile roof; brick stacks.
Plan: Sited on a spur of high ground at the top of Windmill Hill, facing on to the hill. Probably 2 rooms wide with a front door to left of centre. The main range is single depth with a rear right outshut which projects beyond the right end of the house.
Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3-window front. Gable-ended roof, left end stack and axial stack. C18 fielded panel front door to left of centre. 3 ground floor late C19 plate glass sashes, 2-panes with margin glazing. 3 first floor 2-light casements, each just breaking the eaves line with one light above. The right (north) end of the house has a 2-tier bay glazed with late C19 or C20 windows with glazing bars with a French window in the centre of the bay on the ground floor.
Interior: Not inspected.
Although modest in scale and external detail the house occupies an important corner site at the entrance to the village from the north.
Listing NGR: TQ6792942220
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 433766
- 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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