Stable Block Immediately North East Of Matfield House

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 (north side) 14/171 Stable block immediately north 20.10.54 east of Matfield House

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Stable block. 1736 (date on clock). Brick on sandstone footings. The Front elevation Flemish bond, the rear elevation English bond with blue headers; peg-tile roof with lead rolls. Clearly designed to match the contemporay house.

Plan: South facing, rectangular on plan. Part of a group of buildings forming the stable courtyard north east of Matfield House. 3 entrances on the front (south) elevation.

Exterior: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 5-bay front (south) elevation with a striking clock turret and cupola; hipped roof. Left and right pilasters; broken platband at first floor level; hipped roof with a delicate dentil cornice below the eaves. The 3 ground floor doorways and centre first floor window have plain imposts and keyblocks. The centre bay is broken forward with a large segmental-headed doorway with an C18 2-leaf flush-panel door with original HL hinges. Round-headed first floor window above with a transom and square leaded panes. The centre doorway is flanked by smaller ones with 3- centred arches and similar original doors; 12-pane C18 boxed sashes to the outer ground floor bays. First floor left and right windows with segmental arched heads and square leaded panes. The clock turret has a square tile-hung base below the clock face, which is framed by reeded pilasters with a ramped cornice. Below the clock face the inscription "Mind the time". Timber cupola with segmental arches and a bell-shaped lead roof crowned by a weathervane with a 1770s date. A bell hangs in the cupola. The rear elevation has 3 first floor segmental arched windows and a central attic dormer with a hipped roof. To the left (east) sliding doors, to the right a door with small panes in the head under a segmental arch; 12-pane boxed sash with a segmental arch to the right. Clock face on the rear elevation dated 1736.

Interior: Not inspected but likely to be of interest.

Listing NGR: TQ6583541943