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St Martin

A Grade II Listed Building in Speldhurst, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.1309 / 51°7'51"N

Longitude: 0.1586 / 0°9'31"E

OS Eastings: 551135

OS Northings: 139063

OS Grid: TQ511390

Mapcode National: GBR LNH.4WL

Mapcode Global: VHHQB.PTQX

Plus Code: 9F3245J5+9C

Entry Name: St Martin

Listing Date: 24 August 1990

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1067585

English Heritage Legacy ID: 438498

ID on this website: 101067585

Location: Ashurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3

County: Kent

District: Tunbridge Wells

Civil Parish: Speldhurst

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Speldhurst St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

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Description

TQ 53 NW SPELDHURST ASHURST HILL, ASHURST

7/433 St Martin

GV II

House, now divided into flats. Early C19 with later C19 extensions to rear,
refurbished and divided into flats circa 1980. Painted brick with stucco
quoins; painted brick stacks and chimneyshafts; slate roof.

Plan: Main block faces south east towards the Church of St Martin (q.v.). It
has a double depth plan. Central entrance hall and main staircase with front
and back rooms each side heated by projecting gable-end stacks (most now
disused). Former services and extensions to rear. Parallel block linked to
rear of the main block by a short crosswing.

2 storeys with attic rooms in the roofspace and basements below rear blocks.

Exterior: Symmetrical 3- window front of C19 sash windows; 16-pane sashes to
the outer bays and central first floor 12-pane sash. Central front doorway
contains a 4-panel door with an overlight behind a stucco Tuscan porch with
moulded entablature. Stucco quoins on the end corners and flat stucco band at
first floor level. Plain eaves and main roof is gable-ended. Rear end
extensions have various C19 and C20 windows but gable-ended rear block
includes a number of sash windows with margin panes.

Interior: Not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ5113539060

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Other nearby listed buildings

I Church of St Martin of Tours
St Martin's Church, Ashurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3
II Row of 6 Woodhams Headstones Approximately 6 Metres South of the Nave of the Church of St Martin
St Martin's Church, Ashurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3
II Woodhams Headstone Approximately 8 Metres South of the Nave of the Church of St Martin
St Martin's Church, Ashurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3
II Anonymous Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St Martin
St Martin's Church, Ashurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3
II Everest Headstone Approximately 9 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of St Martin
St Martin's Church, Ashurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3
II Sundial Approximately 5 Metres South of the Chancel of the Church of St Martin
St Martin's Church, Ashurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3
II Towner Jones Chest Tomb Approximately 12 Metres North East of the Chancel of the Church of St Martin
St Martin's Church, Ashurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3
II Simson Headstone Approximately 10 Metres South of the Porch of the Church of St Martin
St Martin's Church, Ashurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3

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