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St Mary's Abbey Guesthouse

A Grade II Listed Building in West Malling, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2936 / 51°17'36"N

Longitude: 0.4115 / 0°24'41"E

OS Eastings: 568235

OS Northings: 157698

OS Grid: TQ682576

Mapcode National: GBR NPC.WBP

Mapcode Global: VHJM5.2RX7

Plus Code: 9F327CV6+CJ

Entry Name: St Mary's Abbey Guesthouse

Listing Date: 25 August 1959

Last Amended: 30 November 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1219252

English Heritage Legacy ID: 392464

ID on this website: 101219252

Location: St Mary's Abbey, West Malling, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, ME19

County: Kent

District: Tonbridge and Malling

Civil Parish: West Malling

Built-Up Area: 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


WEST MALLING

TQ6857 SWAN STREET
1156-0/3/156 St Mary's Abbey Guesthouse
25/08/59
(Formerly Listed as:
SWAN STREET
St Mary's Abbey)

GV II

Guesthouse to abbey. Remains of C14 hospice. Later used as
stabling with early C19 and early C20 alterations and
extensions. Ground floor of stone rubble with ashlar quoins
and stone chip galleting. Deep plinth. 1st floor cement
rendered. Tiled roof with stone chimneystacks. 1st floor has
continuous window of 20 lights with cinquefoil heads, 12
blocked. Ground floor has 3 early C19 triple windows and 2
larger windows set in former doorways. Right side elevation
has 2 buttresses and 5-light bay. Gabled stone porch to right
c1968. T-wing attached to right-hand side of stone rubble with
tiled roof. 2 storeys with cambered headed casements. Lounge
has cross beams, one supported on a stone corbel, C20
Baronial-style stone fireplace and stone arch with wooden
curved settle to curved window. another room has a similar
stone fireplace. Original timbering reported at 1st floor
level both to walls and roof but only ground floor seen.
(Buildings of England: Newman J: West Kent and the Weald:
576).


Listing NGR: TQ6829257677

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