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The Moorings

A Grade II Listed Building in Chart Sutton, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2246 / 51°13'28"N

Longitude: 0.5716 / 0°34'17"E

OS Eastings: 579662

OS Northings: 150404

OS Grid: TQ796504

Mapcode National: GBR PRW.1BS

Mapcode Global: VHJMM.VHJ3

Plus Code: 9F326HFC+RJ

Entry Name: The Moorings

Listing Date: 18 December 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1060916

English Heritage Legacy ID: 174067

ID on this website: 101060916

Location: Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Kent, ME17

County: Kent

District: Maidstone

Civil Parish: Chart Sutton

Built-Up Area: Chart Sutton

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

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Description


CHART SUTTON

1674/1/50 PLOUGH WENTS ROAD
18-DEC-85 (South side)
The Moorings

GV II

House. Early C18, with some C19 and early C20 alterations. Red brick in Flemish bond on sandstone plinth with galleting but with some tile-hanging to rear. Plain tile roof with two tall C19 gable end brick chimneystacks with three gabled dormers. 2 storeys, attic and basement; three windows. Plat band. Eaves project at gable ends. Regular 3-window front of recessed 16-pane sashes, that to centre narrower. Two 16-pane ground floor sashes, formerly broader. Brickwork shows there were originally five windows on the first floor and four on the ground floor which were altered to the existing windows in two stages. Central door with four vertical panels (early C20) up 3 steps under flat bracketed hood with pilasters and rectangular fanlight. Curbing stone to north east corner. East side has 12-pane sash to first floor, and C20 window and french window to ground floor. Rear elevation originally had a catslide roof but western gable added in 1920s and tile-hung eastern gable added in 1930s. Ground floor windows have cambered heads and include bricked-in opening, First floor windows are C20. One storey brick extension to south east added in 1920s.
INTERIOR: Fine early C18 dogleg staircase with turned balusters and square newel post and dado panelling to side. Two-panelled early C18 door to cellar now blocked but existing access to cellar by late C18 six-panelled door with top two panels glazed. Ground floor rooms have roll-moulded axial beams. Dining Room has open fireplace with renewed bressumer but retaining salt alcove and two wooden seats. First floor has timber-framing to partition walls, cupboards with H-hinges and a two-panelled door. Roof structure has halved and pegged rafters without ridgepiece and collar housed and pegged to rafters. Cellar contains two reused beams, some old floor joists and two cambered headed lantern alcoves.
HISTORY: At one time part of the Cornwallis estate.


Listing NGR: TQ7966250403

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