Pympe Manor

Heritage listing

Details TQ83SW 1350-0/3/37 09/06/52 BENENDEN GODDARD'S GREEN Pympe Manor II* House. c.1500 Wealden hall-house extended to rear in C18 and restored and extended in 1920s. Timber-framed building, close-studded with plaster infilling. 1st floor oversails on bressumer and the protruding ends of the floor joists. The end bays are lower than the centre which has massive curved braces at its angles. Steeply pitched tiled roof with later C16 stepped brick chimneystack. 3 bay hall with 1 bay wings. 2 storeys; 4 windows. Mainly C20 mullion windows with leaded lights; 1 hipped dormer. Corner post with dragon beam. 4 centred arched doorway with original plank door. Rear has C18 extension and C20 L-wing. Interior retains 3 arched service doorways. Inserted roll-moulded spine beam with run out stops. Right side ground floor room has late C16 4 centred arched stone fireplace. Moulded octagonal crown post with 4 head braces. Principal chamber has arched brace roof. Traces of cambed pargetting in a scrolled pattern. (B. of E. 'West Kent and The Weald': Pevsner: 148). Listing NGR: TQ8270334321 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 170142 Legacy System: LBS

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.