Moorwood Cottage
MOORWOOD COTTAGE, WOODCOCK LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1281169
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Moorwood Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- MOORWOOD COTTAGE, WOODCOCK LANE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/12697/06
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1281169
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1993
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 05-Dec-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Moorwood Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- MOORWOOD COTTAGE, WOODCOCK LANE
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:
- MOORWOOD COTTAGE, WOODCOCK LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Benenden
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 80871 31345
Details
TQ 8031 BENENDEN WOODCOCK LANE
(south side)
8/155 Moorwood Cottage
8.6.93 II
Cottage. Late C16, refronted and outshut added in C18 and extended to east in 1979. Timberframed building, part of the ground floor red brick with partial brick outshut to south, the remainder weatherboarded. Tiled roof, half-hipped to east and with end brick chimneystack to west. Probably originally a 2 bay end chimneystack house. Two storeys; two windows to north. C20 casements. Plank door with flat hood on brackets. South elevation has outshut and C20 dormers. Interior has roll-moulded spine beam to dining room and exposed floor joists, open fireplace with wooden bressumer, cupboard door with latch and plank door by the side of the fireplace leading to C18 winder staircase. Ground floor has some C16 framing and some C18 framing with diagonal bracing and rough timbers to old dairy. First floor has late C16 or early C17 3 plank door on pintle hinges and exposed framing.
Listing NGR: TQ8087131345
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 170260
- 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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