Description

TQ 67 41 BRENCHLEY CHURCH CLOSE, BRENCHLEY

15/54 Town Farm Oast

GV II

Oasthouse converted to house. Oasthouse probably mid/late C19. Stowage framed construction, partly weatherboarded, partly tile-hung to the first floor; brick kiln; peg-tile roofs.

Plan: On a very prominent site at the east end of Brenchley village and opposite the parish church. The stowage is roofed at right angles to the road, on a north south axis; oast at the south end.

Exterior: Stowage with 2 span roof, half-hipped at the north end, hipped at the south end; kiln round on plan with a conical roof and a cowl. C20 entrance at the north end with a recessed porch and garage door alongside to the right. The west elevation of the stowage has one first floor and 2 ground floor windows; 2 large C20 windows in the right (south) return. The kiln also has rather large inserted C20 openings including a French window at the south end. Brick cogging below the eaves.

Interior: Not inspected.

Included for group value.

Listing NGR: TQ6798741756

External Links

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Recommended Books

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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  For the Record
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)