Description

GOUDHURST GRANGE LANE
TQ 73 NW (east side)

5/175
The Grange
II
House. C16 or earlier, altered 1690 and late C19. Timber-framed and rendered
with plain tiled roof. Main range of 5 framed bays with extensive wings to rear.
Two storeys and attic on plinth, with moulded wooden eaves cornice to hipped roof
with gablets and moulded stacks to centre left, rear right and rear end right.
Three gabled dormers, the bargeboards moulded and bracketed. Five 2-light leaded
casements on 1st floor with label hoods and bracketed cills, and 2 on ground floor
with canted bays to end left and to end right. Central gabled porch with arched
and hooded outer doorway and half-glazed door. Return elevations with bay and
casements with labels and bracketed cills. Rear wing with moulded bressummer
(originally jettied, now underbuilt) and moulded gabled roof. Illustrated in
F Esam. The Manor and Farmhouses of Kent (c.1906) which shows extensive hipped
rear wings and pierced parapeted (garden terrace to rear of house. Esam gives the
date 1690 and notes exposed oak beams, oak staircase, carved ceiling joists, and
large fireplace and panelling in entrance hall taken from Welbeck Askey (panelling
is visible in the entrance hall). Although still inhabited, the property very
dilapidated at time of survey.

Listing NGR: TQ7254238408

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26368722

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)