Sponden Old Hall
SPONDEN OLD HALL, SPONDEN LANE, SANDHURST, TN18 5NP
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1280956
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jul-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Sponden Old Hall
- Statutory Address:
- SPONDEN OLD HALL, SPONDEN LANE, SANDHURST, TN18 5NP
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1280956
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jul-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Sponden Old Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- SPONDEN OLD HALL, SPONDEN LANE, SANDHURST, TN18 5NP
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:
- SPONDEN OLD HALL, SPONDEN LANE, SANDHURST, TN18 5NP
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sandhurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 79313 29720
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 12/01/2018
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SANDHURST
SPONDEN LANE (West side)
Sponden Old Hall
(Formerly listed as Sponden Old Hall, SPONDEN ROAD (West side))
II*
House. Late Medieval open hall-house, ceiled over and with inserted brick chimneystack of late C16 date, restored C20. Timber framed building with plaster infill on brick and sandstone plinth. Left side is mainly box framing with some curved braces to centre. Right side elevation is jettied with moulded corner posts. Steeply pitched tiled roof with hip and gablet to right hand side, gabled to left, and with late C16 ribbed and clustered brick chimneystack. Two storeys,five windows. Two C20 hipped dormers. Mainly C20 casements with some diamond mullioned windows. Left side wooden porch. One C16 mullioned window survives to rear behind C17 or C18 catslide roof.
Interior has late C16 inserted ceiling with large bressumer. Roll-moulded dais-beam with plank screen. Parlour has open fireplace with bread oven and seats. Ground floor window has two original shutters. First floor has jowled posts. An unusual feature is a hole, with restored sliding shutters, for throwing out the contents of the chamber pot. Moulded octagonal crown-post with 4 head braces to collar beam and cambered pargetted decoration. Original solid tread oak staircase to attic. Smoke blackened rafters. Through purlin roof with rafters but no ridgepiece. Several old doors.
Listing NGR: TQ7931329720
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 170356
- 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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