Description

BENENDEN
TQ83SW CRANBROOK ROAD
1350-0/3/24 Nos.1-4 (Consecutive)
26/04/90 Corner Cottages
GV II
Row of cottages. Nos 2 & 3 are a late C16 or early C17 lobby
entrance house, converted into cottages in C18 and altered and
extended c.1880 by George Devey or T.W. Cotman of Ipswich.
Central pair timber-framed but refronted. All are red brick
with some grey headers to ground floor with 1st floor having
late C19 timber-framing in eclectic pattern with diagonal
braces and quatrefoil motifs. Tiled roof with 3 brick chimney
stacks, including right side external stack. L-shaped building
of 2 storeys and attics. 5 windows. Nos 2 & 3 have tall gabled
dormers with lattice casements to ground floor. Gabled weather
porches. No 1 has 3 windows to side elevation and gabled
dormer. No 2 has bread oven and roll-moulded pine beam.
Gunstock jowled posts. C18 winder staircase to attic which has
through purlin roof without ridgepiece and some old
floorboards. Plank doors. Early C19 firegrate. No 3 has late
C16 or early C17 plank doors.

Listing NGR: TQ8014133222

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26621207

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