A 16th Century, thatched house in the Village of Wingham, Kent.
Wingham is a civil parish and English Kent village situated along the ancient coastal road, now the A257, from Richborough to London and close to Canterbury. It has existed since the Stone Age but only became established as a village in Roman times. The Domesday book tells us that during Saxon times Wingham manor was in possession by the Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1286, Archbishop Peckham founded a college in Wingham; many other buildings in Wingham date back to this time, including the Grade II listed 'The Dog Inn' and (also listed) 'The Eight Bells'. St Mary the Virgin, the present Grade I listed church of Wingham, dates from the early 13th century with fabric dating from the Norman to Victorian eras. 113 and 114, High Strreet, Wingham, Kent. are a house pair. C16 or earlier, altered and dated 1667 and extended mid C19. Timber framed and rendered and weather boarded on left return and extended with painted brick, with thatched roof, in part tiled. One storey and attic with the left hand section projecting with 2 gabled dormers to left and 2 swept dormers to right with stacks to left and to centre right. Three light C17 bay window to left and 2 light mullioned and leaded window and 2 segmentally headed wooden casements to right with buttress strip between. Boarded doors at end left and to centre. Dated on gabled dormers; T B 16 67 being the date of insertion of floor into earlier open hall, the single bay hall to left and 2 storey 1 bay parlour wing to right.
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Location: 113 , High Strreet, Wingham, Kent.
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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