Shakespeare House and Path Between Front Door and High Street
SHAKESPEARE HOUSE AND PATH BETWEEN FRONT DOOR AND HIGH STREET, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344308
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Shakespeare House and Path Between Front Door and High Street
- Statutory Address:
- SHAKESPEARE HOUSE AND PATH BETWEEN FRONT DOOR AND HIGH STREET, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1344308
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Shakespeare House and Path Between Front Door and High Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- SHAKESPEARE HOUSE AND PATH BETWEEN FRONT DOOR AND HIGH STREET, HIGH STREET
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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:
- SHAKESPEARE HOUSE AND PATH BETWEEN FRONT DOOR AND HIGH STREET, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Maidstone (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Headcorn
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 83351 44192
Details
HEADCORN HIGH STREET TQ 8344 (South side) 10/75 Shakespeare House and path 26.4.68 between front door and High Street
GV II
House or special-purpose building (possibly a cloth hall), now house. Late C16 and C18, restored C20. Timber framed with rendered infilling. 3 timber-framed bays, built at right-angles to road. C18 timber-framed bay parallel to street to right. 2 tall storeys and garret. Right section of 2 lower storeys. C16 section close-studded, with deep moulded fascia board across midrail. Single central stud and straight brace to right section. Gable of C16 section rendered with plain bargeboards, high cambered collar with short solid-spandrel arch-braces, and curved ashlar-pieces. Brick stack in left slope of roof to central bay of C16. section. Slender stack to right end of right section. Irregular fenestration of leaded windows. C16 section has central first-floor 8-light mullioned and transomed window with deep cill, flanked by smaller 2-light windows with rounded heads. Similar windows to ground floor. 4-light mullioned window to attic. 3-light leaded casement to first floor of right section. Ribbed door with flat bracketted hood to left end of right section. Interior not inspected, but said to have unusual roof structure. Path of Bethersden marble slabs between front door and High Street. (Archaeologia Cantiana Vol. XXXI, 1915)
Listing NGR: TQ8335144192
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 174299
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Archaeologia Cantiana in Archaeologia Cantiana, Vol. 31, (1915)
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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