The Wheelwright'S Arms

In the entries for the following serial numbers --

14/156, 14/157, 14/158, 14/159, 14/160, 14/161, 14/162, 14/163, 14/164, 14/165 14/166, 14/167, 14/168, 14/169, 14/170, 14/171, 14/172, 14/173, 14/174, 14/175 14/176, 14/177, 14/178, 14/179, in the parish of Brenchley.

The address shall be amended to read---

"THE GREEN, Matfield" in place of "MATFIELD GREEN"

TQ 65 41 BRENCHLEY MATFIELD GREEN (south side) 14/156 The Wheelwright's Arms

GV II

Public House. Documented in a will of 1729, when it included a bakery (pub guide), the core of the building may be earlier. Ground floor brick, painted white on the front elevation; first floor weatherboarded on the front elevation, tile-hung on the right return; peg-tile roofs; brick stacks.

Plan: East facing, slightly set back from the road. At least 2 phases. The main block is L-plan with a central front door and a rear right (north west) wing. A lower roofed block with a 2 span roof adjoins at the right (north) end; this is probably secondary and has 2 front doors on the east elevation.

Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 2:2 window front, the lower-roofed block to the right with a hipped roof, the taller block with a half-hipped roof, a central entrance with a C20 porch with a hipped roof on posts and an C18 plank door. Circa early C19 16-pane sashes except for ground floor window left which is a late C19 canted baywith small panes. The right hand block has a similar porch and C18 plank door to the left and one first floor and one ground floor 16-pane sash. The extreme right end bay has a C20 plank door and one ground and one first floor 3-light C20 casement. This part of the building is private accommodation.

Interior: No original carpentry exposed in the bar. The C19 pub sign hangs on the wall in the bar advertising changes of horses for the Royal Mail with painted lettering and a mail coach carved in relief.

Roof: Not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ6575841704