Tag Archives: Planning

The Cloth Hall, Smarden, Kent

The Cloth Hall is an outstanding and largely intact late-medieval Wealden house dating to the 15th century situated in a prominent location near to the parish church in Smarden and displays a high degree of architectural interest that is reflected in its Grade II* listing.

Town Farm House, Brenchley, Tunbridge Wells

J F Heritage has provided advice for repairs and alterations to a fascinating timber framed dwelling in Brenchley. The property has been vacant for some time and repairs are required to make the building watertight and liveable. Sensitive repairs and alterations will ensure the building is reused and enjoyed for many years to come.

Larkins Green, Buckinghamshire

J F Heritage has submitted a heritage statement in support of an application to alter the exterior and interior of a historic house in Buckinghamshire. The application site relates to a Grade II listed dwelling situated within the Chiltern Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The property dates from the 16th century and has had variousContinue reading “Larkins Green, Buckinghamshire”

126 Gloucester Road, Brighton

J F Heritage was asked to provide a heritage statement and detailed conservation advice for an application to covert a historic building in Brighton. Gloucester Road developed between 1822 and 1930, and a historic map of Brighton and the surrounding area shows a built-up area with yards indicating workshops and dwellings.  Gloucester Road has a wide varietyContinue reading “126 Gloucester Road, Brighton”

St Dunstan’s, Canterbury

This remarkable church, named after the 10th-century Archbishop of Canterbury, St. Dunstan, is a testament to the city’s rich architectural heritage.The church of St Dunstans is located just outside the medieval walls of Canterbury, near the ancient Watling Street and has a long and fascinating history, it is also a building of high historical and architectural interest that is reflected in its Grade I listing status.

Royal Dockyard Church, Chatham

Showing the entrance with symmetrical windows, doors and embellished with a classical pediment. A few years ago, I was involved in a grant scheme for repair works to the Royal Dockyard Church, Chatham. The former church is located within the boundary of the Historic Dockyard Chatham, a former dockyard sited along the Medway with aContinue reading “Royal Dockyard Church, Chatham”

Gawthorpe Hall, Yorkshire

Gawthorpe Hall – Grade I. Interesting walk around this Jacobean Manor House, architecture very similar to Hardwick Hall. The architect is thought to be Robert Smythson who designed Hardwick Hall. Internal alterations were carried out in the C19 by Sir Charles Barry with the help of Augustus Pugin. I like the Minton tiles, very similarContinue reading “Gawthorpe Hall, Yorkshire”

The Norman House, Christchurch

The Norman House, Christchurch – one of the few remaining examples of domestic Norman architecture in England. Dating from the C12 and home to the Lord or Christchurch. The chimney is thought to be Norman although it seems to me it could have been added at a later date when the building was altered.