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Monument details

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1400 to 1699. 15th century house built by the Brent family. Embellished in 16th century. Timber- framed and close-studded building with plaster infilling, the first floor oversailing on a moulded bressumer and brackets with panels of ornamental timbering in diamonds. Tiled roof, hipped at the south end. Casement windows with wooden mullions and transoms and diamond- shaped leaded panes. In the centre is a projection containing the porch on the ground floor, with the timbers on each side of the doorway arranged diagonally, the first floor above oversailing and with a hipped roof. One bay on the ground floor containing a window of 2 tiers of 5-lights with a small window on each side of it. Two similar windows on first floor. Two storeys, Six windows. Brick chimney breast at the north end. Beyond this is a 16th century or 17th century addition of 2 windows, with a lower elevation and faced with red brick on the ground floor and tile hung above. The interior contains a fireplace in the hall of circa 1530 and a fine carved overmantel of the early 17th century. The parlour contains a 16th century fireplace, with early 17th century plaster decoration above it. John Brent is said to have entertained Henry VIII here on his journey to the siege of Boulogne in 1544.

Monument Types

• HOUSE (Medieval to Modern - 1400 AD to 2050 AD)

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Description from record TQ 94 NE 20:
(TQ 96024833) Wickens (NAT) (1) 5272 CHARING WICKEN LANE Wicken's Manor TQ 94 NE 11/82 17.9.52 II* 2. C15 house built by the Brent family. Embellished in C16. Timber- framed and close-studded building with plaster infilling, the first floor oversailing on a moulded bressumer and brackets with panels of ornamental timbering in diamonds. Tiled roof, hipped at the south end. Casement windows with wooden mullions and transoms and diamond- shaped leaded panes. In the centre is a projection containing the porch on the ground floor, with the timbers on each side of the doorway arranged diagonally, the first floor above oversailing and with a hipped roof. One bay on the ground floor containing a window of 2 tiers of 5-lights with a small window on each side of it. Two similar windows on first floor. Two storeys, Six windows. Brick chimney breast at the north end. Beyond this is a C16 or C17 addition of 2 windows, with a lower elevation and faced with red brick on the ground floor and tile hung above. The interior contains a fireplace in the hall of circa 1530 and a fine carved overmantel of the early C17. The parlour contains a C16 fireplace, with early C17 plaster decoration above it. John Brent is said to have entertained Henry VIII here on his journey to the siege of Boulogne in 1544 (2). Wickens Manor, wholly Elizabethan and a delightfully unaltered piece of timber-framing. (3) Wickens, name change confirmed. (4)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5272 CHARING WICKEN LANE Wicken's Manor TQ 94 NE 11/82 17.9.52 II* 2. C15 house built by the Brent family. Embellished in C16. Timber-framed and close-studded building with plaster infilling, the first floor oversailing on a moulded bressumer and brackets with panels of ornamental timbering in diamonds. Tiled roof, hipped at the south end. Casement windows with wooden mullions and transoms and diamond-shaped leaded panes. In the centre is a projection containing the porch on the ground floor, with the timbers on each side of the doorway arranged diagonally, the first floor above oversailing and with a hipped roof. One bay on the ground floor containing a window of 2 tiers of 5-lights with a small window on each side of it. Two similar windows on first floor. Two storeys. Six windows. Brick chimney breast at the north end. Beyond this is a C16 or C17 addition of 2 windows, with a lower elevation and faced with red brick on the ground floor and tile hung above. The interior contains a fireplace in the hall of circa 1530 and a fine carved overmantel of the early C17. The parlour contains a C16 fireplace, with early C17 plaster decoration above it. John Brent is said to have entertained Henry VIII here on his journey to the siege of Boulogne in 1544. Listing NGR: TQ9602348331 (5)

<1> OS 1:10000 1980 (OS Card Reference). SKE48166.

<2> DOE (HHR) Boro of Ashford Kent Oct 1980 78 (OS Card Reference). SKE39834.

<3> Bldgs of Eng NE & E Kent 1983 265 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37754.

<4> ONB 1:2500 1976 6 (OS Card Reference). SKE47875.

<5> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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