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Moreton Almshouses

A Grade II Listed Building in Westerham, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2689 / 51°16'7"N

Longitude: 0.0732 / 0°4'23"E

OS Eastings: 544725

OS Northings: 154230

OS Grid: TQ447542

Mapcode National: GBR LLN.7BY

Mapcode Global: VHHPQ.7C1N

Plus Code: 9F32739F+G7

Entry Name: Moreton Almshouses

Listing Date: 16 January 1975

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1272543

English Heritage Legacy ID: 448724

ID on this website: 101272543

Location: Westerham, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN16

County: Kent

District: Sevenoaks

Civil Parish: Westerham

Built-Up Area: Westerham

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Westerham St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

Tagged with: Almshouse

Description


1. 5280 WESTERHAM WESTERHAM London Road (East Side)

Moreton Almshouses TQ 4454 35/1423

II

2. 1874. U-shaped composition around green court. Romantic, neo-Tudor style building, highly irregular. One and a half storeys. In all 13 windows upstairs and 15 down. Ground floor of snecked frees tone with plinth. Upper walls hung with various gabled and hipped dormers breaking eaves. Large, projecting, timber framed central gable with incised plaster filling. Similar work to an oriel dormer at left and to 2 other dormers. Large, red brick chimney stack, to left of central gable, has 3 diagonal shafts. Plaque in base with Latin inscription to Holy Trinity. Several plank doors, with long iron hinges, under 2-centred arches (some blocked). 1- to 5-light wood casements, with glazing bars, except at ground floor centre which has 4-light stone mullioned window with 4-centred heads to lights. On its left, set back door under overhanging 1st floor supported on stone pier. Date plaque in south end wall.

Listing NGR: TQ4472554229

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