The Plough Public House
THE PLOUGH PUBLIC HOUSE, PLOUGH HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271473
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- The Plough Public House
- Statutory Address:
- THE PLOUGH PUBLIC HOUSE, PLOUGH HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1271473
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-2001
- List Entry Name:
- The Plough Public House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE PLOUGH PUBLIC HOUSE, PLOUGH 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 PLOUGH PUBLIC HOUSE, PLOUGH HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tonbridge and Malling (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Plaxtol
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 60792 55643
Details
190/0/10003
14-JUN-01
PLATT
PLOUGH HILL
Basted
The Plough Public House
II
Formerly house and agricultural use, later public house. Mid 17th Century with 18th Century alterations, refronted, reroofed and refenestrated in 19th Century with 20th Century additions. Timberframed, ground floor refronted in roughcast with tile-hung first floor. Tiled roof with off centre and end brick chimneystacks. Two storeys: four windows. 19th Century casements to front except for one window on ground floor. Three doors, the central one with hipped tiled weatherhood. The rear elevation has a catslide roof and is part weatherboarded and part stone with a small 20th Century gabled extension in stretcher bond brickwork. Late 20th Century gabled extension to right side elevation.
INTERIOR: Internal partitions have been removed to ground floor but left side bay has mid 17th Century one and a half inch chamfered spine beam and exposed floor joists. Space for ladder access suggests an original use as a barn or drying floor The first floor rear wall with diagonal braces is visible to this bay. Both this and the central bay have 19th Century dado plank panelling. The right end bay has 18th Century floor joists running lengthways and a 18th Century brick fireplace with wooden bressumer and stone hearth. First floor has visible mid 17th Century wall frame with top of the wall frame, tie beams and jowled upright posts visible. Roof reported to have been replaced in softwood in early 19th Century.
Listing NGR: TQ6079255643
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 487546
- 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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