Harts House is a Grade II* listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 July 1952. A Tudor House. 2 related planning applications.

Harts House

WRENN ID
lost-mantel-bracken
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Maidstone
Country
England
Date first listed
25 July 1952
Type
House
Period
Tudor
Source
Historic England listing

Description

House. Dating to the late 16th century, it has undergone later additions and alterations, with a restoration in the early 20th century. The house has timber framing with plaster infilling and a plain tile roof. The original south-facing main range is composed of 2 or 2 1/2 timber-framed bays. A timber-framed wing extends to the west end, projecting north and south and potentially built in multiple phases. This wing incorporates a two-storey "lean-to" at its south end. A broad, two-storey timber-framed rear wing extends to the east, abutting the rear section of the west wing.

The house is two storeys high, with a garret and cellar, and sits on a stone plinth. The timber frame is close-studded, with a cill and midrail, but without eaves, on the west wing, which are lower than those of the main range. The west wing and "lean-to" are jettied to the south. The main range is also jettied to the south, with the jetty returning on a moulded dragon post along the entire east front. The main range has a gable. The roof of the west wing is hipped to the south and gabled to the north, with a lower ridge than the main range. The east wing is gabled to the north. A multiple brick stack is located on the front slope of the roof towards the west end of the main range.

The south side has irregular fenestration with four leaded windows. A small light is present at the junction of the west wing and "lean-to." A single rectangular five-light mullioned and transomed oriel window, supported on shaped brackets, is on the west wing. The main range features a four-light and a three-light casement window. A ribbed door is located on the east side of the west wing, leading towards the main range. A boarded door is set within a four-centred-arched architrave with hollow spandrels, on the north end of the east gable of the main range. The interior was not inspected.

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