Description

TQ 63 NE BRENCHLEY CUCKOO LANE

10/66 Rowley Plain

II

Small farmhouse. Late C17 or earlier. Framed construction, the ground floor
underbuilt in brick at different dates (Flemish bond on the front elevation,
English bond on the left return) and tile-hung on the first floor; peg-tile
roof; stack with brick shaft.

Plan: The house faces west. It is a 2-cell plan with a larger hall/kitchen
to the right (south) heated from the axial stack with an outshut and a smaller
service room to the left (north). The stair rises within the hall against the
rear wall of the service room. There is said formerly to have been a third
room at the north end (information from owner). The present entrance is on
the south return.

Exterior: 2 storeys and attic. Roof gabled at the left end and half-hipped
at the right end; axial stack with a truncated shaft. Asymmetrical one-window
west front, blind to left of centre with one ground and one first floor 3-
light timber 1980s casements. The left return has 3 windows, one to each
floor, the ground floor window a small-pane Cl9 casement. C19 front door on
right return with a C20 conservatory/porch.

Interior: Principal room only inspected. This is very unspoiled with a
chamfered axial beam, open fireplace with a timber lintel, old wall and
ceiling plaster and a brick floor. C19 door to the stair with strap hinges.

Roof: Not inspected. Timbers said to be concealed but thought to be of an
early date.

Listing NGR: TQ6717339231

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26541651

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Recommended Books

• 
  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)