Corner Cottages

BENENDEN TQ83SW CRANBROOK ROAD 1350-0/3/24 Nos.1-4 (Consecutive) 26/04/90 Corner Cottages GV II Row of cottages. Nos 2 & 3 are a late C16 or early C17 lobby entrance house, converted into cottages in C18 and altered and extended c.1880 by George Devey or T.W. Cotman of Ipswich. Central pair timber-framed but refronted. All are red brick with some grey headers to ground floor with 1st floor having late C19 timber-framing in eclectic pattern with diagonal braces and quatrefoil motifs. Tiled roof with 3 brick chimney stacks, including right side external stack. L-shaped building of 2 storeys and attics. 5 windows. Nos 2 & 3 have tall gabled dormers with lattice casements to ground floor. Gabled weather porches. No 1 has 3 windows to side elevation and gabled dormer. No 2 has bread oven and roll-moulded pine beam. Gunstock jowled posts. C18 winder staircase to attic which has through purlin roof without ridgepiece and some old floorboards. Plank doors. Early C19 firegrate. No 3 has late C16 or early C17 plank doors.

Listing NGR: TQ8014133222