Description

ROCHESTER BOLEY HILL
TQ 7468 NW
7/11 The Friars
24.10.50
GV II
House. early C18 altered in early C19. red brick; Kent tile
hipped roof. Originally with central entrance and stairs; these
were removed when the house was extended by a rear range
containing present stairs. 2 storeys and attic. Large ridge
stack. Front: symmetrical 4-window range (originally a 5-window
range, the centre window and doorway blocked); dentilled cornice
and plat band between storeys; later plate glass horned sashes
in reveals, flat window arches and rubbed birck surrounds. 2
flat-roofed dormers. Plain right return to main range (left
return abuts Langley House, qv). Tripartite doorway (to rear
range) under round-headed arch, with fanlight; small canted oriel
to 1st floor above. rear wall forms a party wall with
Whitefriars (qv). Interior: early to mid C19 open well stair,
stick balusters and wreathed rail, ramped to attic. 2 1st floor
rooms with large panelling (early C18) with moulded cornice.
Some early C18 door furniture.

Listing NGR: TQ7408468529

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26480527

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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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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)