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Latitude: 51.2105 / 51°12'37"N
Longitude: 0.796 / 0°47'45"E
OS Eastings: 595392
OS Northings: 149412
OS Grid: TQ953494
Mapcode National: GBR RW0.42F
Mapcode Global: VHKK6.RT6X
Plus Code: 9F326Q6W+5C
Entry Name: Palace Cottages and the Remains of the Gatehouse Adjoining
Listing Date: 14 February 1967
Last Amended: 10 October 1980
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1070757
English Heritage Legacy ID: 180771
ID on this website: 101070757
Location: Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27
County: Kent
District: Ashford
Civil Parish: Charing
Built-Up Area: Charing
Traditional County: Kent
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent
Tagged with: Cottage
1.
5272 CHARING MARKET PLACE
Palace Cottages (Nos 1 and 2)
and the remains of the
gatehouse adjoining
(formerly listed as
Palace Farm Cottages
and remains of Gatehouse
adjoining)
TQ 9549 22/6 14.2.67
I
2.
C14. This was the south side of the courtyard of the former manor house of
the Archbishops of Canterbury and comprised the gatehouse and the porter's
lodge. Probably built by John Stratford, who was Archbishop from 1333-1348
and whose favourite residence is said to have been Charing. Faced with flints.
The south-east portion consists of the roofless remains of the gatehouse, comprising
stone carriage and pedestrian archways with obtusely pointed heads. Gable
end facing east with flint and brick buttresses at its angles. To the north-east
of the gatehouse is a cottage of 2 storeys and 3 windows with a half-hipped
tiled roof. The ground floor windows of the cottage are set in the stone surrounds
to mediaeval windows. Then comes another ruined portion with a pointed stone
archway flanked by buttresses and then another inhabited cottage of 2 storeys
and attic, steeply-pitched tiled roof with one modern hipped dormer and 2 casement
windows.
Listing NGR: TQ9530549426
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