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Summary

Mine captain's house, now house. Early 19th century with some later alterations. Rubble, slate-hung front and rear, above ground floor level, rendered below, slate roof, cement-washed to rear, rubble and brick gable stacks.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1105753: KENT HOUSE

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FOREMANS HOUSE (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1850 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Building depicted on the First Edition historic mapping.

Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.

Building is depicted on the modern mapping.

English Heritage, 2012, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV348729.

Mine captain's house, now house. Early 19th century with some later alterations. Rubble, slate-hung front and rear, above ground floor level, rendered below, slate roof, cement-washed to rear, rubble and brick gable stacks.
Double depth plan with narrow service rooms to rear; to front, 2 principal rooms, heated by gable end stacks, one right and left of central/stair hall with stair to rear, forming lobby entrance. Extended to left by smaller heated service room with gable end stack. Rear rooms unheated. 2 storeys and 3 windows, all 12-pane sashes with 4-pane sidelights in exposed boxes except first floor central 12-pane sash, central panelled and glazed door with triangular hood on wooden posts, buttress to right. Set back to left, lower 1½ storey addition built against stepped external stack with oven projection to side,4- pane light to front and summer house attached, small brick gable stack. Rear of addition has door, gable end of main range has half-glazed door level also slate- hung, at first floor 4-pane sash and 12-pane sash in exposed box, 4-pane casement and 2-light 6-pane horizontal sliding sash, ground floor has single light and 2-light casement and single light, external brick stack to right.
Interior not inspected. Kent House was named after the mine captain, Kent, cf Kent's Tor to north west, where open-air Methodist meetings were held.
(Listed 1987)

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