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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 85 NE 106
Type of record:Listed Building
Name:SWANTON COURT

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1500 to 1854


Grid Reference:TQ 87137 58758
Map Sheet:TQ85NE
Parish:BREDGAR, SWALE, KENT

Monument Types

  • HOUSE (Medieval to Modern - 1500 AD to 2050 AD)
Protected Status:Listed Building (II) 1116488: SWANTON COURT

Full description

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Description from record TQ 85 NE 4:
[TQ 8713 5876] Swanton Court [NAT] (1) Swanton Court - the back range is 18th century or earlier and the front range dates from 1854. (2) Swanton Court is as described above. The 18th century red brick and tile hung range is in good condition, but of little or no architectural interest, and appears to have been very considerably restored. G.P. AO/62/228/5 from N. (3) Swanton Court hall house, Grade II, Swanton Street (west side). 16th century with front range of 1854. (For full description see list.) (4)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 85 NE BREDGAR SWANTON STREET (west side)
7/2 Swanton Court
II
Hall house C16 with front range of 1854. Front elevation: red brick and slate roof. Two storeys on plinth with plat band, modillion eaves cornice, stacks to rear left and right. Regular fenestration of two 2 storey bay windows and central glazing bar sash with semi-circular headed gauged surround over large central corniced portico on 4 Doric columns with central door of 6 raised and fielded panels. Rear: hall house, timber framed of 4 bays, clad red brick and plain tile roof. Left return fornt has C17 red brick with string course and cornice. Interior: tall square section and undecorated crown posts braced down to tie beams, with close- studded partitions and original doors. Listing NGR: TQ8713758758 (7)


<1> OS 6" 1061 (OS Card Reference). SKE48302.

<2> MHLG Swale RD Nov 1960 25 14/29 (OS Card Reference). SKE47177.

<3> F1 ASP 29-OCT-62 (OS Card Reference). SKE42350.

<4> DOE(HHR) Swale Boro Kent 27 Nov 1984 39 (OS Card Reference). SKE41184.

<5> Field report for monument TQ 85 NE 4 - October, 1962 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4397.

<6> 18TH/19TH CENTURY COURT AT BREDGAR FROM NORTH (Photograph). SKE2609.

<7> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1061.
<2>OS Card Reference: MHLG Swale RD Nov 1960 25 14/29.
<3>OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 29-OCT-62.
<4>OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Swale Boro Kent 27 Nov 1984 39.
<5>Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 85 NE 4 - October, 1962.
<6>Photograph: 18TH/19TH CENTURY COURT AT BREDGAR FROM NORTH. OS62/F228/5. Black and White. Negative.
<7>XYMap: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #33544 Listed building, ]