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Chestnuts

A Grade II Listed Building in West Malling, Kent

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Latitude: 51.2867 / 51°17'12"N

Longitude: 0.4018 / 0°24'6"E

OS Eastings: 567584

OS Northings: 156912

OS Grid: TQ675569

Mapcode National: GBR NPK.6FL

Mapcode Global: VHJM4.XX9H

Plus Code: 9F327CP2+MP

Entry Name: Chestnuts

Listing Date: 1 August 1952

Last Amended: 30 November 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1209124

English Heritage Legacy ID: 392443

ID on this website: 101209124

Location: St Leonard's Street, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, ME19

County: Kent

District: Tonbridge and Malling

Civil Parish: West Malling

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: West Malling St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

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Description


TQ65NE
1156-0/1/132
01/08/52

WEST MALLING
ST LEONARDS STREET
Chestnuts
(Formerly Listed as:
ST LEONARD'S STREET
Chestnut House)

GV
II

House, formerly 2 cottages. Probable C16 3-bay lobby entrance
house restored C20. Timber-framed building, the left part
close-studded on ragstone plinth. Tiled roof. Gable has
4-light mullioned window. 1st floor has two 2-light mullioned
windows and ground floor has large window flanked by 2 small
mullioned windows. Right-hand part close-studded with two
2-storey gabled bays. 2 brick chimneystacks including external
brick-chimneystack to right-hand side. Rear wing of 1930s.
Interior has Dining Room with chamfered axial beam with lamb's
tongue stop. Open fireplace with chamfered beam and C16
brickwork. Service end has open fireplace and 3-plank doors.
1st floor has jowled posts. Some original mullioned windows
survive on 1st floor. Queen post roof with through purlins and
collar beam. Some curved braces. No ridgepiece. 1930s butler's
pantry.

Listing NGR: TQ6758456912

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