The Ram House
THE RAM HOUSE, HASTINGS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391307
- Date first listed:
- 17-Feb-2005
- List Entry Name:
- The Ram House
- Statutory Address:
- THE RAM HOUSE, HASTINGS ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1391307
- Date first listed:
- 17-Feb-2005
- List Entry Name:
- The Ram House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE RAM HOUSE, HASTINGS ROAD
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 RAM HOUSE, HASTINGS ROAD
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:
- TQ7583428401
Details
1351/0/10014
HAWKHURST
HASTINGS ROAD
The Ram House
GV
II
Hydraulic ram house. Circa 1855, built for Col. Edward Lloyd who owned the Lillesden estate to provide the estate water supply.
EXTERIOR: Small square red brick building in English bond with an elaborate cornice comprising a decoration of black bricks with dogtooth band below and pyramidal slate roof which has been partially covered over by corrugated iron sheeting in the later C20. One side has a round-headed arched doorcase with stone keystone and impost blocks, rubbed brick voussoirs and original double ledged door. The other sides have round-headed arched windows, also with stone keystones and impost blocks and most of the wooden multipane frames survive.
INTERIOR: Machinery no longer extant.
HISTORY: The ram house is thought to be of the same date as the main house (1855) and is shown on the First Edition 25 inch OS map printed in 1870. From this building water was pumped using the force of a spring by a hydraulic ram to the water tower situated some distance north of the main house and then descended by gravitation to the house and stables. The hydraulic ram may have been replaced by a steam pump at a later date. Sales particulars of 1913 for Lillesden (in the event the property was not sold until 1926) show that although mains water was laid on from about 1900 the estate supply was still being used in 1913.
A very early example of a hydraulic ram house to a private estate, an extremely rare building type, built in matching style to the main house and water tower with which it is functionally related.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 491759
- 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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