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Moretons, Great Moretons and Moretons End

A Grade II Listed Building in Westerham, Kent

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Latitude: 51.2643 / 51°15'51"N

Longitude: 0.0648 / 0°3'53"E

OS Eastings: 544158

OS Northings: 153704

OS Grid: TQ441537

Mapcode National: GBR LLM.R60

Mapcode Global: VHHPQ.2HM5

Plus Code: 9F327377+PW

Entry Name: Moretons, Great Moretons and Moretons End

Listing Date: 10 September 1954

Last Amended: 16 January 1975

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1272553

English Heritage Legacy ID: 448695

ID on this website: 101272553

Location: Westerham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN16

County: Kent

District: Sevenoaks

Civil Parish: Westerham

Built-Up Area: Westerham

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Westerham St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

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Description


1.
5280
TQ 4453
36/1384
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10.9.54
10.9.54

WESTERHAM
WESTERHAM
High Street
(North Side)
Moretons. Great Moretons. Moretons End.

II

2.
Originally one house, though built at different periods. Now divided into 3.
Moretons. 2-storey, 2 window, mid-late C19 building. 2 parallel high pitched
slated roofs with stone coped Dutch gable ends to road. Subsidiary half-gable
at left over entrance. Red brick with blue headers. Stone quoins and high
plinth. Casement windows, ground floor long ones with stone alternating block
jambs and flat arches with raised keystones. Modern Georgian entrance. Red
brick wall with dentil cornice links with Great Moretons. Early C18, 2 storeys,
5 windows. Inside may be older. High pitched tiled roof half-hipped at left,
with 3 pedimented dormers, compound ridge stack and right end chimney. Heavy
moulded wood parapet cornice rests on end pilasters of blue headers with red
brick quoins. Front wall also of headers, mostly blue, with red brick dressings
including 1st floor band and flat, gauged window arches. C19 sash windows with
vertical bars. At right a C19 2-storey canted bay. Central prostyle Roman
Doric porch, with mutule cornice, now enclosed. Rear elevation shows complete
parallel span, similar material but C19 appearance. Moretons End on left return
from Great Moretons. Early C19 half- octagonal bay under low pitched, hipped,
slated roof. Wall of blue headers with red brick dressings. 1st floor one
centre sash window with glazing bars. Right window blocked. Ground floor 2
replaced sash windows with bars, and door at left. Left end covered by linking
wall to modern 2-storey, 2-window projecting extension of red brick with re-used
C19 casements.

Listing NGR: TQ4415853704

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