The Red Lion
THE RED LION, THE SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344286
- Date first listed:
- 20-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Red Lion
- Statutory Address:
- THE RED LION, THE SQUARE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344286
- Date first listed:
- 20-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Red Lion
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE RED LION, THE SQUARE
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:
- THE RED LION, THE SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Maidstone (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Lenham
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 89816 52175
Details
LENHAM THE SQUARE TQ 8952 (west side) 10/228 The Red Lion 20.10.52. GV II Returns along the north side of Maidstone Road. Public House. Late C15, or C16. Timber framed with C19 painted brick facade, and plain tile roof. 2 storeys on plinth, with narrow eaves band. Facade and roof rounded to left at corner with Maidstone Road, and cut back on ground floor as though for blocked corner door. Right end bay, possibly a cross-wing, projects forward to same plane as range to right, with wall-plate higher than rest of Red Lion and lower than range to right, roof over it forming hip against end of latter range. Rear stack to right. Centre of main range of Red Lion has unfenestrated brick eaves dormer with half-hipped roof. Elevation to square has irregular fenestration of 4 glazing-bar sashes, central one with segmental head. Maidstone Road elevation has one 3-light casement and one horizontally-sliding sash with segmental heads. C19 shop front to Square, with blocked door at right end. C20 half-glazed door to left of centre, with flat bracketted hood. Interior not fully inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ8981352181
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 173964
- 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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