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The Town House

A Grade II Listed Building in Ightham, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2875 / 51°17'15"N

Longitude: 0.2864 / 0°17'10"E

OS Eastings: 559531

OS Northings: 156748

OS Grid: TQ595567

Mapcode National: GBR XH.QW1

Mapcode Global: VHHPM.XW8V

Plus Code: 9F3277QP+2G

Entry Name: The Town House

Listing Date: 1 August 1952

Last Amended: 3 May 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1362377

English Heritage Legacy ID: 357282

ID on this website: 101362377

Location: Ightham, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, TN15

County: Kent

District: Tonbridge and Malling

Civil Parish: Ightham

Built-Up Area: Ightham

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Ightham St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

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Description


TQ 5956 IGHTHAM THE STREET
5/14 (north side)

1.8.52 The Town House
(formerly listed under
Main Road)
GV
II

Hall-house, altered during the C16 and restored during the late C19. Central hall
with return gable wings to left and right. Timber-frame with plaster infilling,
close-studded to right, square-framed under left gable with curved braces. Some brick
infill on ground floor. Late Cl9 decorated barge-boards in gables. Plain tiled roof,
the central hall hipped. Small end stack to right, tall pair of brick stacks, square
and diagonally placed, at left end. Two gabled dormers in centre. One storey and
attic in centre, 2 storeys at ends. Projecting C19 gabled porch with decorated
barge-boards and inset linenfold panelled door to left of centre, tall pentice-roofed
oriel to right of centre. Projecting oriel with tiled pediment-gabled hood on first
floor under left-hand gable, simple metal lattic casements in wooden frames on ground
floor under left-hand gable and on both floors under right-hand gable. Interior: The
Central hall has been opened although the roof timbers are C19 with an attic above.


Listing NGR: TQ5953156748

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