Oakfield House and Wellington House
OAKFIELD HOUSE AND WELLINGTON HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1338726
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Oakfield House and Wellington House
- Statutory Address:
- OAKFIELD HOUSE AND WELLINGTON HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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- Date:
- 1999-08-26
- Reference:
- IOE01/00574/29
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1338726
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 21-Jan-2002
- List Entry Name:
- Oakfield House and Wellington House
- Statutory Address 1:
- OAKFIELD HOUSE AND WELLINGTON HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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:
- OAKFIELD HOUSE AND WELLINGTON HOUSE, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hawkhurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ7571930767
Details
1351/16/339
20-JUN-67
HAWKHURST
HIGH STREET
(North side)
Oakfield House and Wellington House
(Formerly listed as:
HIGH STREET
Oakfield)
GV
II
House, now subdivided. Early C19. Rendered, with stock brick return elevations. Slate roof. Three storeys, the ground floor rusticated horizontally, with plat band, cornice to top storey, and paired modillion eaves brackets to hipped roof with stacks to left and to right. Regular fenestration of 3 half-sized glazing bar sashes on 2nd floor, 3 full sized on first floor in moulded surrounds with cornices on brackets, and 2 segmentally headed tripartite glazing bar sashes on ground floor. Central glazed double doors with sidelights and rectangular fanlight in porch with coupled Ionic columns and cornice. Recessed 2 storey hipped wing to left with tripartite glazing bar sashes on each floor, and single storey wing to right with tripartite glazing bar sash with segmental head, and to right return. Built for Henry Winchester, Lord Mayor of London 1834/5, entertaining there, amongst others, the Duke of Wellington.
Listing NGR: TQ7571930767
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 169689
- 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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