Description

TR 05 SW CHALLOCK BLIND LANE
(south side)
Challock Lees

3/15 Nine Chimneys or
Laurenden Forstal

GV II*

Manor House. C17 with C19 wing. Timber framed and clad in red
brick and tile hanging, with plain tile roof. 2 projecting wings,
that on left entirely C19. Both of 2 storeys, with brick to ground
floor. First floor jettied supported on consoles, and tile hung.
3 hips end on to facade, with 2 large stacks of 4 diagonal chimneys
to left and 5 to right. Irregular fenestration of C19 and C20
leaded casements, with a shallow bay on ground floor of right wing.
Entrance is central open 'half-timbered' porch. Interior: the
original C17 L-shaped building is substantially complete. Features
include a staircase c. 1630, a dog-leg with half-landing, balustraded;
large wooden fire-place mantel, with centre piece carved in high
relief of bunch of grapes. Entrenched purlin roof.Marked on the map
as Laurenden Forstal, its ancient manorial name.

Listing NGR: TR0101250478

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17556906

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)