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Monument details

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1550 to 1712. C17th or earlier, extended 1704 and 1712

Monument Types

• HOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1550 AD to 2050 AD)

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Description from record TR 03 NW 7 :
(TR 04683833) Stonegreen (NAT) (1) II Stone Green Hall On the map called Stonegreen. L-shaped building Sir Charles Igglesden in his "Saunters through Kent with a Pen and pencil" says that the building is timber-framed, refaced in 1712. 2s. and attic. Red brick. Wooden modillion caves cornice. Hipped tiled roof. The south wing is of lower elevation than the north wing and possibly earlier. It has a stringcourse, case. ws. with wooden mullions and transoms and small square leaded panes, and modern porch, 5w. and 3 hipped dormers. The north wind has 2 similar ws. in its west wall but the ws. in its main or north front are sash ws. with gl. bars intact, and brick architraves over those on the ground floor. Doorway with Doric pilasters and ped.; 5w. 3 hipped dormers (2,3). Stonegreen Hall, Mersham. Like two early C18th five-bay houses set together to make an L. Two-storeyed, of different heights. Pedimented central doorcase to each half. Refaced in 1712. (2,3) Stonegreen Hall (Listed Grade II*) [Full archaeological description] (4)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TR 03 NW MERSHAM FLOOD STREET (east side)
6/103 Stonegreen 13.10.52 Hall
GV II*
House. C17 or earlier, clad and extended 1704 and 1712 for the Mantell family. Timber framed core in part tile hung to rear, extended with red and blue brick on ragstone base, with plain tiled roof. L-shaped extensions to core. Garden front: (1712) 2 storeys and attic on plinth with modillion eaves cornice to hipped roof with stacks to left and to right and 3 hipped dormers with original leaded lights. Regular fenestration of 5 glazing bar sashes on 1st floor and 4 on ground floor with flying cornices. Additional central glazing bar sash replacing door, with Doric pilasters and pediment. Large stair window and glazing bar sashes on left return. Right return: present entrance front (1704). Two cross windows on each floor to return of garden front. Lower two storey and attic range on ragstone plinth with plat band and brick corbelled course to modillion eaves cornice to hipped roof with 3 hipped dormers and stacks to centre and to end right. Five cross windows on 1st floor, and 4 on ground floor (that to centre left rebuilt). Door of 6 raised and fielded panels to left with 3 side panels in wide fluted pilastered doorcase with triglyph frieze and cornice. Leaden water downpipes of various C18 dates brought from elsewhere. Interior: black and white marble entrance hall and staircase hall, with heavily keyed and moulded round arched doorways, that to passage with heavy entablature blocks. Dog-leg and landing staircase with barley-sugar twist balusters and landing rails and moulded and ramped handrail, with raised and fielded panelling. Dated on brick in staircase hall: A. Cox 1704. Dated on right return of garden front: E M 1712. Rear range with fine C17/C16 door and chamfered ceiling beams. Listing NGR: TR0469938350 (5)

<1> OS 1:2500 1972 (OS Card Reference). SKE48214.

<2> DOE (HHR) Dist. of Ashford RD Kent. July 1955 44 (OS Card Reference). SKE40434.

<3> Bldgs. of Eng. W. Kent and the Weald 2nd ed. 1980 425 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38181.

<4> DOE (HHR) District of Ashford, 16 February 1989 (50) (OS Card Reference). SKE40475.

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

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