Maypole
MAYPOLE, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1338670
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jun-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Maypole
- Statutory Address:
- MAYPOLE, CHURCH ROAD
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1338670
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jun-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Maypole
- Statutory Address 1:
- MAYPOLE, CHURCH ROAD
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:
- MAYPOLE, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Goudhurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 72729 37913
Details
GOUDHURST CHURCH ROAD TQ 7237-7337 (south side) 15/115 Maypole GV II* House. C15 to C16, altered C18 and early C20. Timber framed and clad with red and blue brick and tile hanging and extended with brick and tile hanging. Plain tiled roofs. Wealden hall house with cross-wing. Two storeys on plinth with projecting and underbuilt wings to left and to right with recessed central bays, the eaves carried on brackets. Hipped roof with stacks to end left, centre right and at end right and rear right. Four wooden and metal casements on first floor, and 3 glazing bar sashes on ground floor. Door of 6 raised and fielded panels to centre right with traceried semi-circular fanlight and open pedimented surround on pilasters with entablature blocks. Canted C20 bay window to right return to gabled return wing, the offset stalls at the end wall of English bond brickwork with sandstone base. Irregular fenestration of wooden casements and glazing bar sashes to rear. Interior: fully framed interior, the main range with 1½ bay crown post roof, with tall octagonal moulded central post, knee braced to collar purlin and braced to diagonal struts from rafter to collar. The crown post trusses at either end of hall with attached diminutive half-section crown posts, braced to collar purlin giving effect of arcade responds. All heavily soot black- ened. Cross wing with stop-chamfered beams and splayed scarf points to wall plates. Kitchen range with copper and plate warmer, reportedly similar to C16 examples at Hampton Court, with stone lined cellar below. C18 fittings, including ramped mahogany handrail to top lit stairs, marble fireplaces and wooden columned fireplace with pulvinated frieze. Early C20 fittings, including Art Nouveau fire fittings and mantlepieces.
Listing NGR: TQ7272937913
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 169465
- 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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