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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 94 NE 31 |
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| Type of record: | Listed Building |
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| Name: | BARN TO SOUTH EAST OF PALACE FARMHOUSE |
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Summary
14th century barn to south east of Palace Farmhouse. The Barn comprises the east side of the courtyard including the Great Hall of the former manor house of the Archbishops of Canterbury. Probably built by John Statford, Archbishop from 1333-1348 and whose favourite residence is said to have been Charing.
Summary from record TQ 94 NE 126:
Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1300 to 1399
| Grid Reference: | TQ 9543 4942 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ94NE |
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| Parish: | CHARING, ASHFORD, KENT |
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Monument Types
- BARN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- SITE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)
Full description
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(TQ95514942) Barn [NAT] (1) Barn to south-east of Palace Farmhouse. 14th century. The Barn comprises the east side of the courtyard including the Great Hall of the former manor house of the Archbishops of Canterbury. Probably built by John Statford Archbishop from 1333-1348 and whose favourite residence is said to have been Charing (Listed Grade I) [Full archaeological description] (2)
Description from record TQ 94 NE 126:
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5272 CHARING MARKET PLACE Barn to south-east of Palace Farmhouse (formerly listed as Barn of Palace Farm) TQ 9549 22/5 14.2.67 I 2. C14. The barn comprises the east side of the courtyard including the Great Hall of the former manor house of the Archbishops of Canterbury. Probably built by John Stratford Archbishop from 1333-1348,and whose favourite residence is said to have been Charing. Two parallel ranges and an 'L' projection to the south-west. Stone rubble and flints with long and short ashar quoins. Hipped tiled roof with pentice to the south. Waggon entrance in the centre of the east and west fronts. The south-west projection has a pointed stone archway and a stone window over it consisting of a single light with a 4-centred head.
Listing NGR: TQ9543649426
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<1> OS 1: 2500 (OS Card Reference). SKE48135.
<2> DOE (HHR) District of Ashford, 10th October 1980 (64) (OS Card Reference). SKE40466.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. |
| <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 1: 2500. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) District of Ashford, 10th October 1980 (64). |
Related records
| TQ 94 NE 219 | Parent of: PALACE FARMHOUSE (Listed Building) |
| TQ 94 NE 236 | Part of: The archbishops palace (Charing) (Monument) |
