Riddles Cottage Riddles House
RIDDLES COTTAGE, BORDEN LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344211
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Riddles Cottage Riddles House
- Statutory Address:
- RIDDLES COTTAGE, BORDEN LANE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/14750/13
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344211
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Riddles Cottage Riddles House
- Statutory Address 1:
- RIDDLES COTTAGE, BORDEN LANE
- Statutory Address 2:
- RIDDLES HOUSE, BORDEN 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:
- RIDDLES COTTAGE, BORDEN LANE
- Statutory Address:
- RIDDLES HOUSE, BORDEN LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Swale (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 89108 63144
Details
1. 5282 BORDEN LANE (South East Side) SITTINGBOURNE Riddles House. Riddles Cottage. TQ 86 SE 8/46 10.9.51. II 2. An L-shaped building now divided into 2 houses. The oldest part is the South wing which is timber-framed with plaster infilling on the 1st floor of its West face. The remainder is weatherboarded. This consists of a centre and 2 wings with their 1st floor originally oversailing on the protruding ends of the floor Joists, but the ground floor of the North wing is now underbuilt. The West wing is probably C17. 2 storeys weatherboarded. Red brick chimney breast at its West end. Tiled roof to the whole. 3 casement windows facing East and 3 facing North.
Listing NGR: TQ8910863144
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 175716
- 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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