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Crockham House

A Grade II* Listed Building in Westerham, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2491 / 51°14'56"N

Longitude: 0.0707 / 0°4'14"E

OS Eastings: 544617

OS Northings: 152030

OS Grid: TQ446520

Mapcode National: GBR LLV.LQ5

Mapcode Global: VHHPQ.5VRT

Plus Code: 9F3263XC+J7

Entry Name: Crockham House

Listing Date: 10 September 1954

Last Amended: 16 January 1975

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1272646

English Heritage Legacy ID: 448464

ID on this website: 101272646

Location: Goodley Stock, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN16

County: Kent

District: Sevenoaks

Civil Parish: Westerham

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Crockham Hill Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

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Description


1.
5280 WESTERHAM CROCKHAM HILL

Crockham House
(Formerly listed as
Crockham Street)
TQ 45 SW 44/1475 lO.9.54.

II*


2.
Restored C15 or earlier timber-framed house with C17 and modern additions. Front
elevation 2 storeys and attic, 3 windows in old part. Tiled roof with one tall
compound centre stack, 2 diagonal shafts at right, probably mid C17. Modern
hipped tiled dormer. 1-storey gabled riglt front addition. Modern gabled wood
porch. 1 or 2 old iron casements, other casements replaced. [Three-window left
extension, with returned gable at end, modern but in similar style]. Exposed
framing with filling partly plaster and partly brick. Quarry tiled terrace
with low stone wall in front. Rear elevation 2 storeys and attic, assorted
windows, mostly replaced, leaded casements. At right projecting mid C17 timber
framed wing. Plaster filling on 1st floor, rubble masonry below. End wall
of coursed rubble with flint galleting. Kneelers with ball finials to stone
coped gable crowned by brick chimney shaft bearing datestone, 1658. 2 diagonal
shafts above. Inside much exposed timber including very heavy arch braced tie
beams and crown post missing one brace. Inglenook fireplace with heavy, roll
moulded beam. Old wainscoting to staircase. C17 panelling, arcaded over chimneypiece
of upstairs room. Old plank floors. Piece of late C16 wall painting on plaster.
Panel with scripture text in gothic lettering within guilloche border on ground
of shaped panels of fruit and flower ornament.


Listing NGR: TQ4461852032

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