It should not be assumed that this site is publicly accessible and it may be on private property. Do not trespass.
Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 55 SW 212 |
|---|
| Type of record: | Listed Building |
|---|
| Name: | 2 HIGH STREET |
|---|
Summary
Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1700 to 1972
| Grid Reference: | TQ 5316 5425 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | TQ55SW |
|---|
| Parish: | SEVENOAKS, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
|---|
Monument Types
- SITE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD to 1972 AD)
| Protected Status: | Listed Building (II) 1086008: 2 HIGH STREET |
|---|
Full description
If you do not understand anything on this page please contact us.
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
HIGH STREET 1. 1614 (East Side) No 2 TQ 5354/1/2 II 2. C18 but with C19 bay window and porch additions and modern rendering. 3-window facade of 2 storeys with C18 flat modillioned cornice and concealed leaded gutter; ridge tile roof with 3 flat-roofed leaded dormers. End brick stacks. Centre projecting stucco porch with square corner pilasters, moulded entablature and cornice. Square, projecting bays on either side of porch carried up 2 storeys with large, square-paned, modern casement windows on both floors. C18 sash window in centre over porch. Historical associations - Charles Dickens used to lodge at this house when visiting Sevenoaks.
Listing NGR: TQ5316054251 (1)
In 1994 a survey on cellars in the Sevenoaks area was undertaken. 2 High Street was found to have the entire floor area taken by the cellar. (2)
<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<2> ?, 1994, Sevenoaks Cellar Survey (Unpublished document). SKE17186.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. |
| <2> | Unpublished document: ?. 1994. Sevenoaks Cellar Survey. |
