Whitepost Farmhouse
WHITEPOST FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1273260
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Whitepost Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- WHITEPOST FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1273260
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Whitepost Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- WHITEPOST FARMHOUSE
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:
- WHITEPOST FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Sevenoaks (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Leigh
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 52227 46475
Details
LEIGH CHIDDINGSTONE CAUSEWAY 1. 5280 Whitepost Farmhouse TQ 54 NW 50/730 II 2. House probably of early C17 with C18 additions. At right old part of 2 storeys and attic, 1 window. Visible timber framing with plaster filling. Attic floor overhanging on moulded beam with pendants. Red brick C19 part of 2 storeys, 2 windows under main gable, one window under small gable built in imitation of early C17 style with bargeboard and pendanted finial. Iron casements with interlacing and other patterns. Right return shows 2 old projecting offset chimneys. Garden front rebuilt late C18 or early C19 in red brick with some blue headers. Segmental brick arches to casement windows, some C19 and some modern. 6-panel door top glazed, under bracketed flat hood. Inside downstairs heavy beams with wide tongued chamfer. Roman numeral mason's marks. 2 inglenooks, one partly rebuilt.
Listing NGR: TQ5222746475
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 445250
- 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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