The Old House

The following building shall be added to the list;

TQ 81 NE UDIMORE MERRICKS LANE (off)

24/60 The Old House

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House. Late C16 3 bay end chimneystack house with ground floor underbuilt in C18 and mainly refenestrated in C20. Timber framed building with exposed curved tension bracing and plastered infill. Ground floor red brick in English bond. Tiled roof with gable end to north and external red brick chimneystack and gable to south. West side retains 1 original diamond mullioned window and 2 other late C20 casements. C20 doors. North ground floor room, formerly Parlour has spine beam with 1½ chamfer with lambs tongue stop,floor joists with lambs tongue stops and open fireplace with wooden bressumers. Kitchen to south has spine beam with 1½ inch chamfer but plain floor joists and C18 bressumer over fireplace. First floor has jowled corner posts. Queen post roof and open fireplace to north rooms. Local tradition considers this to be the remaining part of Court Lodge, the remainder of which was removed to Groombridge in Kent earlier in the c20 but this building appears to be a separate self-contained building.

Listing NGR: TQ8636218882