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Monument details

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1200 to 1499. Formerly used as almshouses when the house belonged to the Sayers family. An alms window survives on the west side. A timber-framed building, dating from the 13th century, with some timbering and close studding exposed in the north wall, now with herringbone brick infill to first and attic storeys and rendered to ground floor. Two overhanging gables, one very widely. First floor overhangs widely on brackets, having a moulded wooden bressummer with crenellations. Three casement windows with renewed heads and small square leaded panes. Wide 4-centred wooden doorway with carved spandrels. The interior contains a small portion of a Norman undercroft. 15th century crown post roof. 15th century solid block stairs, inglenook fireplace, and screens passage

Summary from record TQ 94 NE 33:

Late 14th century or early 15th century house

Monument Types

• ALMSHOUSE (ALMSHOUSE, Medieval - 1400 AD to 1539 AD)
• HOUSE (Medieval to Modern - 1400 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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Description from record TQ 94 NE 14:
Formerly used as almshouses when the house belonged to the Sayers family. An alms window survives on the west side. A timber-framed building, dating from the C13, with some timbering and close studding exposed in the north wall, now with herringbone brick infill to first and attic storeys and rendered to ground floor. Two overhanging gables, one very widely. First floor overhangs widely on brackets, having a moulded wooden bressummer with crenellations. Three casement windows with renewed heads and small square leaded panes. Wide 4-centred wooden doorway with carved spandrels. The interior contains a small portion of a Norman undercroft. C15 crown post roof. C15 solid block stairs, inglenook fireplace, and screens passage (1). Pierce House, Half timbered with herringbone bricknogging. Armonial Spandels on the four-centred doorway date the front to c.1530. To the left is a rectangular stone building identified by E.W. Parkin as part of a 13th century hostel for travellers. (2)

Description from record TQ 94 NE 33:
Late 14th century or early 15th century house


Formerly TQ 94 NE 14 and TQ 94 NE 33

Details of cellar. (3)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5272 CHARING HIGH STREET (west side) No 33 Peirce House) (formerly listed as Pierce House) TQ 9549 22/37 17.9.52 II* GV 2. Formerly used as almshouses when the house belonged to the Sayers family. An alms window survives on the west side. A timber-framed building, dating from the C13, with some timbering and close studding exposed in the north wall, now with herringbone brick infill to first and attic storeys and rendered to ground floor. Two overhanging gables, one very widely. First floor overhangs widely on brackets, having a moulded wooden bressummer with crenellations. Three casement windows with renewed heads and small square leaded panes. Wide 4-centred wooden doorway with carved spandrels. The interior contains a small portion of a Norman undercroft. C15 crown post roof. C15 solid block stairs, inglenook fireplace, and screens passage. Listing NGR: TQ9525049353 (4)

Archive material: RCH01/048/01/116 Labelled sheet of drawings of Peirce House, Charing, with ground- and first-floor plans, and a plan showing the smoke bay This sheet is based on drawings by E W Parkin made for the Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments of England circa 1960.

<1> DOE (HHR) Boro of Ashford Kent Oct 1980 50 (OS Card Reference). SKE39829.

<2> Bldgs of Eng NE & E Kent 1983 265 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37754.

<3> Pearson, S, 1997, Cellar Survey of Charing (Unpublished document). SKE16524.

<4> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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