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Sutton Baron and Sutton Baron Hall

A Grade II Listed Building in Borden, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.3256 / 51°19'32"N

Longitude: 0.696 / 0°41'45"E

OS Eastings: 587937

OS Northings: 161948

OS Grid: TQ879619

Mapcode National: GBR QS0.W81

Mapcode Global: VHKJL.0YT6

Plus Code: 9F328MGW+6C

Entry Name: Sutton Baron and Sutton Baron Hall

Listing Date: 27 August 1952

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1069392

English Heritage Legacy ID: 176068

ID on this website: 101069392

Location: Hearts Delight, Swale, Kent, ME9

County: Kent

District: Swale

Civil Parish: Borden

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

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Description


TQ 86 SE BORDEN SUTTON BARON ROAD
(north side)

5/47 Sutton Baron and Sutton
27.8.52 Baron Hall (formerly listed as
Sutton Baron Farmhouse)
GV II

House, now 2 houses. C15 to C18. Timber framed, part exposed,
part clad with plaster, and structural red brick with plain tiled
roofs. Originally a Wealden hall house, with mid C17 wing added
to rear for Robert Plot the elder (d. 1669), and early C18 red
brick wing added to that. Road front: 2 storeys and hipped roof,
the C18 wing left. separately hipped. Two projecting tile hung gables
to right and stack to centre rear, Irregular fenestratiun of five
windows, 2 glazing bar sashes to left and 3 wood casements right
on first floor, 2 french windows and 2 wood casements on ground
floor, with half-glazed door in 1 storey gabled porch centre right
bearing plaque: P Left return front: restored Wealden house
R W.
with, exposed close- studded timber framing, of 4 bays with C17 red
brick extension to right. Two storeys, with plinth to right, jettied
to left and right, flying wall plate on arched braces over recessed
central bays, hipped roof with gablets, stacks to centre rear arid
end right. Irregular fenestration of 4 wood casements on first
floor with blocked mullioned lights to right, and 2 wood case-
ment, central brick and wood mullioned.segmental bay window, C20
mullioned window right, and segment-headed casement end right on
ground floor. C20 plank door centre right. Interior: panelled
interior to C18 wing, sone C17 panelling and late C17 staircase,
and carved overmantel and wall paintings (covered awaiting restoration
at time of inspection) in Wealden. Dr. Robert Plot (1640-96),
Antiquary and first secretary to the Royal Society was born, lived
and died in the house. (See B.O.E. Kent II 1983, 149; Igglesden, 24,
1930 p. 48H).


Listing NGR: TQ8793661949

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