Nos. 2 and 3 Bedgebury Cross and Sycamore Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1989. House. 6 related planning applications.

Nos. 2 and 3 Bedgebury Cross and Sycamore Cottage

WRENN ID
tired-granite-honey
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 June 1989
Type
House
Address
Nos. 2 and 3 Bedgebury Cross and Sycamore Cottage, Goudhurst, TN17 2RD
OS grid reference
TQ 717 346
Coordinates
51.08565, 0.45021
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a house, originally dating from the early 17th century, that was converted in the mid-19th century and extended in the 20th century. It is part of the former Bedgebury Estate. The house is constructed of red brick in English bond with sandstone dressings, and has a tile roof. It is a good example of an estate cottage style.

The building is single storey with an attic, featuring a central gabled cross-wing with moulded pendant bargeboards to the gable ends. There are three gabled dormers and moulded stacks to the left, the central gabled cross-wing, the rear, and the right. A bay window is centrally positioned, with a wooden casement above, and two casements to the left and right, all with stone surrounds. Boarded doors are set within arched stone surrounds, the right-hand one with a gabled half porch. A late 20th-century extension is recessed at the left end, built to match the existing details with a dormer, bay window, and stone surrounds to the windows. The 19th-century details are similar to those of Tower Cottage nearby. The interior has not been inspected.

The listing recognizes the building's architectural interest and its group value, being situated opposite Tower Cottage, which is also listed at Grade II. Both buildings were originally part of the former Bedgebury Estate.

Local climate

Nos. 2 and 3 Bedgebury Cross and Sycamore Cottage receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 2005
  • Related listed building consents — 6 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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