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Broadwater Farm Oasthouses

A Grade II Listed Building in East Malling and Larkfield, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2844 / 51°17'3"N

Longitude: 0.4199 / 0°25'11"E

OS Eastings: 568852

OS Northings: 156700

OS Grid: TQ688567

Mapcode National: GBR NPK.JYR

Mapcode Global: VHJM5.7ZB7

Plus Code: 9F327CM9+QX

Entry Name: Broadwater Farm Oasthouses

Listing Date: 10 February 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1210910

English Heritage Legacy ID: 395479

ID on this website: 101210910

Location: Well Street, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, ME19

County: Kent

District: Tonbridge and Malling

Civil Parish: East Malling and Larkfield

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: East Malling St James

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

Tagged with: Drying house

Description


The following building shall be added to the list:-

EAST MALLING BROADWATER ROAD TQ 65 NE 7/10003 Broadwater Farm oasthouses

GV II

Oasthouses and attached cart shed. Early to mid C19. stowage is of 2 parallel ranges red brick in Flemish bond with grey brick headers. Front range is hipped with 3 cambered casements to 1st floor and 3 cambered doorcases. Rear range is half hipped to the end facing the road, which has 2 blocked pointed arches in the 1st floor and central loading door with cross-shaped iron ties. To farmyard side are cambered casements and cambered cart entrance converted to sliding door. The southernmost roundel is the earliest and could be early C19. This is in Flemish bond with tiled roof with cowl and fantail. The roundel immediately to the north is stock brick in Sussex bond with tiled roof with cowl and fantail. To the north are the remaining 3 kilns, 2 of which have bases of Kentish ragstone with galleting, and stock brick above, the third entirely of stock brick. All have tiled roofs with cowls and fantails. Attached to the north by an early C20 2- storey wooden platform is a 4-bay mid C19 open fronted cart shed with queen post roof, red brick rear with pilasters and roof tiles missing at time of survey. Interior of oasthouses retain drying racks and hop presses.

Listing NGR: TQ6909657443

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