Roding Restaurant

TQ 4696-4796 LAMBOURNE MARKET PLACE, ABRIDGE, 7/2 Roding Restaurant

GV II

Group of 3 properties of different periods, medieval and later, combined to form a restaurant. Timber framed, plastered (one part with exposed framing), roofed with handmade red clay tiles. The 3 are aligned NE-SW, aspect SE. (1) at the NE end, a 2-bay block aligned NW-SE, jettied at the front, C15, partly underbuilt with shop windows, exposed framing from jetty upwards, with 2 chimney stacks at W corner. To SW of it (2) 3-bay block aligned NE-SW with one internal chimney stack behind ridge, C17/18 and rear extension aligned NW SE. To SW of this, (3) 3-bay block with gambrel roof aligned NE-SW, C19 and shorter parallel range at rear with one axial chimney stack, C20, W corners built out to Silver Street frontage. 2 storeys. 3 glazed doors, continuous ground floor windows across (1) and (2), shop window and 2 casement windows on (3) 8 first floor windows. All windows C20 with diamond leading. (I) exhibits close studding, curved tension braces and collar of clasped purlin roof. Framing mainly exposed internally. (1) has hollow-chamfered binding beam, unchamfered joists of horizontal section jointed with soffit tenons, unrefined. There is evidence of a former partition enclosing an entrance passage at the NE side, with blocked doorways at both ends (doorheads missing) and one doorway into the remainder. The clasped purlin roof has arched wind bracing.

Listing NGR: TQ4662196852