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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 74 SE 241
Type of record:Building
Name:Staplehurst Cottage, Staplehurst

Summary

Medieval cross-wing building.


Grid Reference:TQ 7865 4288
Map Sheet:TQ74SE
Parish:STAPLEHURST, MAIDSTONE, KENT

Monument Types

  • CROSS WING HOUSE (Medieval to Modern - 1394 AD? to 2050 AD) + Sci.Date
  • TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (Medieval to Modern - 1394 AD? to 2050 AD)

Full description

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Medieval cross-wing building.

Dendrochronology dating of the service-end cross wing gave a date range of 1379-1414. The open hall and parlour are thought to be contemporaneous but were not sampled. (1)


<1> Smith, V.T.C., 13/03/06, Burch Road Second World War Minewatching Post, Northfleet, Vol. 22, Pg. 44 (Photograph). SKE13791.

Sources and further reading

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<1>Photograph: Smith, V.T.C.. 13/03/06. Burch Road Second World War Minewatching Post, Northfleet. Vol. 22, Pg. 44.