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The Old Post Office and Forge Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Hunton, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2249 / 51°13'29"N

Longitude: 0.4717 / 0°28'17"E

OS Eastings: 572685

OS Northings: 150198

OS Grid: TQ726501

Mapcode National: GBR PRR.030

Mapcode Global: VHJML.4G6W

Plus Code: 9F326FFC+WM

Entry Name: The Old Post Office and Forge Cottage

Listing Date: 26 February 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1249847

English Heritage Legacy ID: 432070

ID on this website: 101249847

Location: Maidstone, Kent, ME15

County: Kent

District: Maidstone

Civil Parish: Hunton

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Hunton St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

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Description


HUNTON HILL
TQ 75 SW HUNTON
(West Side)
2/82 The Old Post
Office and Forge
Cottage
GV II

House pair. Early and later C18. Ground floor of red brick in Flemish
bond. First floor of left section with exposed framing of thin
scantling and rendered infilling. First floor of right section tile-
hung. 2 storeys and garret, right section 2 storeys with lower eaves
and ridge. Roof of left section half-hipped to right and left, roof
of right section hipped to right. Central brick ridge stack to left
section and central rear stack to right. Irregular fenestration of 3
windows; two 2-light leaded casements to left section and one 12-pane
sash to right side of right section. Single-storey red brick addition
with half-hipped roof, projecting forwards from left end, with ribbed
door to the Old Post Office. Blocked door under stack of left section.
Panelled door to Forge Cottage, to left end of right section, with
consoled broken-based triangular pediment. Rendered and tile-hung
lean-to to right. Rear lean-to to left section. Interior not inspected.


Listing NGR: TQ7268550198

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