Stanwell House And Rose Cottage

GISLINGHAM HIGH STREET (SOUTH EAST TM 0771 SIDE)

6/35 Stanwell House and Rose - Cottage

• II

House, now 2 dwellings. Probably early to mid C16, floor and stack inserted, reroofed and extended C17; cased, altered and extended C20. Timber frame, plastered with some Fletton brick casing. Steeply pitched pantiled roof. Originally probably 4 bays, a small open hall with storeyed end bays, parlour bay added to left. 2 storeys. Broadly spaced 4 window front; right half brick cased with a half glazed door in original cross passage position, C20 3- light casements; left half is plastered with a central C20 gabled porch into original solar bay, C20 casements, restored 4-light diamond mullioned windows on first floor of added parlour bay. Inserted internal ridge stack with rebuilt cap in upper bay of original hall, now roughly central, inserted internal left end stack. To rear right a pantiled lean-to with a truncated stack, to rear left a full height C20 gabled wing. Interior: frame largely concealed and partially altered where exposed; 2,3 and 4-light diamond mullioned window openings, in hall upper bay a stop chamfered cross axial binding beam, arched braces to cambered, chamfered tie beams, first floor broach stopped axial binding beam. Roof renewed with collars, side purlins, crown post mortice in former open truss tie beam.

Listing NGR: TM0746471168