Polebrook Oast
POLEBROOK OAST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1272447
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Polebrook Oast
- Statutory Address:
- POLEBROOK OAST
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1272447
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Polebrook Oast
- Statutory Address 1:
- POLEBROOK OAST
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:
- POLEBROOK OAST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Sevenoaks (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hever
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 47552 45428
Details
The following building shall be added to the list:
TQ 4745 HEVER POLEBROOK OAST
15/526 II
Oasthouse with stabling. Storage is probably C18 with 2 early C19 circular oasts. Storage is of red brick with some weatherboarding to west with steeply pitched tiled roof. East front has 4 window openings, including 2 louvred openings and 2 casements to a circular window on the ground floor. Brick chim- ney with 2 diagonally set flues. West front has 3 cambered casements and double doors and external wooden staircase. Roof structure has queen posts, staggered purlins and arched braces and there are weatherboarded partitions. C19 stall partitions to stabling on ground floor. Attached to south is 1 storey C18 or early C19 1 storey wing with hipped tiled roof and 2 casement windows. Attached to north are 2 early C19 circular brick oasts with many vitrified headers, modillion eaves cornice casement windows, cambered headed doors and cornical tiled roofs (without combs and fantails at time of survey).
Listing NGR: TQ4755245428
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 449178
- 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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