Description

TR 2457 WINGHAM CANTERBURY ROAD

(south side)
9/338 Old Forge House
13.10.52
GV II*

House. C15. Timber framed and rendered with some red brick in English bond,
with plain tiled roof. Two storeys with continuous jetty on brackets and
hipped roof with gablets and stacks to rear. Three wooden casements ensuite
to left and 3 glazing bar sashes on first floor and large canted bay and
smaller canted bay to right on ground floor with door of 6 raised and fielded
panels with moulded architrave to right. Fine C15 gateway to left with brick
piers, four centred arched head and sunk spandrels. Right return with series
of medieval mullioned windows. Timber frame exposed with plaster infill to
inner courtyard and rear wing terminated with kneelered parapet gable.
Interior; both wings of building have fine moulded crown post roofs. Reputedly
part of Wingham College canons' houses. Attached to left a painted brick lean-
to with large folding half glazed doors marked Kent Fire Brigade, used for
the horse drawn vehicle.

Listing NGR: TR2429057399

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17557745

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)