Description

ROCHESTER BOLEY HILL
TQ 7468 SW
9/6 Milton Cottage
19.2.70
GV II*
House, formerly part of Old Hall (qv Refs, 9/7). C16 and early
C17 with later additions and alterations. Timber framed, part
roughcast, part weatherboarded. Kent tile roof. Long low 2-
storey range, original function uncertain. Exterior: irregular
3 window range, returns one single bay to right where it is
attached to Old Hall. 2 and 3 light casements, the return with
a 6-light window to ground. Large stack at junction of Milton
Cottage and Old hall. rear: one small stair light;
weatherboarding much renewed. Some timber framing visible.
Interior: 4 rooms, at 1st floor there is some plaster panelling
painted with naturalistic foliage and floral motifs in formal
surrounds, a slightly lower status version of the painted wooden
panels in Old Hall. Intersecting ceiling beams, stopped and
chamfered. Side purlin roof with wind braces.

Listing NGR: TQ7411568485

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17551336

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)