Tollgate Cottage
TOLLGATE COTTAGE, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390068
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-2002
- List Entry Name:
- Tollgate Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- TOLLGATE COTTAGE, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390068
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-2002
- List Entry Name:
- Tollgate Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOLLGATE COTTAGE, THE 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:
- TOLLGATE COTTAGE, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Ashford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 04071 41606
Details
750/0/10047 THE STREET
08-MAY-02 Willesborough
Tollgate Cottage
GV II
Tollhouse. Circa 1762. Built for a Turnpike Trust for the road between Faversham and Hythe. Built of red brick in Flemish bond (south end now cement rendered) with dentil eaves cornice, external brick chimneystack to north and catslide to east. Plaintiled roof, hipped to south but slate roof to catslide. One storey: one window to west side.
EXTERIOR: West elevation retains original toll window with wooden pegged architrave although the glass is C20. Adjoining original wide doorcase with flat wooden hood with brackets and C19 ribbed plank door with six arches at top. South side has two narrow windows. North side has blocked window in catslide. Attached C20 sheds to east not of special interest.
INTERIOR: Not inspected but survey drawings show simple roof structure with tiebeams and collar beams, large fireplace in large front room and two small rooms to catslide.
HISTORY:This Turnpike Trust was set up by an Act of 1762 -2 Geo III c 76. Toll-gates were at Sheldwich and Goatley Lees, Lacton Green, Willesborough, Hythe, Wincheap and Kempe's Corner. This is the Lacton Green toll house.
[ "Archaeologia Cantiana" Vol. 102 pp 177-178. ]
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 489021
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Archaeologia Cantiana in Archaeologia Cantiana, Vol. 102, (1985), 177-78
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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