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A Report Concerning the Heritage Assets in Our Parish TWBC Draft Local Plan / Representation Under Regulation 19 SAVECAPEL/Heritage Group SAVE CAPEL A report concerning the Heritage Assets in our parish Apple Orchard, Tudeley (Image courtesy of Walk Tonbridge) 1 TWBC Draft Local Plan / Representation Under Regulation 19 SAVECAPEL/Heritage Group CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS........................................................................................................................................................................................7 1. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................................................................................8 2. METHODOLOGY...................................................................................................................................................................................................8 2.1 GUIDANCE .....................................................................................................................................................................................................8 2.2 RESEARCH AND SOURCES .....................................................................................................................................................................8 2.3 LIMITATIONS OF THE REPORT ...........................................................................................................................................................8 3. LOCATION, HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT, TOPOGRAPHY, LAND USE, GEOLOGY.................................................................... 10 LOCATION.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT.......................................................................................................................................................................... 11 TOPOGRAPHY................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 LAND USE........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 GEOLOGY............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 4. EVIDENCE OF KNOWN HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT ASSETS......................................................................................................... 14 THE MARC CHAGALL WINDOWS OF TUDELEY ...................................................................................................................................... 15 1 ALL SAINTS CHURCH ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 2 CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET......................................................................................................................................................... 21 SOMERHILL............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25 3 SOMERHILL, HISTORIC PARK AND GARDEN ................................................................................................................................. 25 54,58 SOMERHILL TERRACE, SUNKEN LANE, STABLEYARD, LAKE COTTAGE, LAKE BRIDGE .................................. 28 97 SOMERHILL TOP LODGE....................................................................................................................................................................... 29 UPPER POSTERN FARM (HISTORIC FARMSTEAD)............................................................................................................................... 31 4 UPPER POSTERN FARMHOUSE ............................................................................................................................................................ 31 53 UPPER POSTERN OAST.......................................................................................................................................................................... 32 5 THISTLES AND WENHAM COTTAGES..................................................................................................................................................... 34 TATLINGBURY (HISTORIC FARMSTEAD).................................................................................................................................................. 35 6 TATLINGBURY FARMHOUSE................................................................................................................................................................. 36 31 TATLINGBURY OASTHOUSE ............................................................................................................................................................... 37 32 TATLINGBURY BARN ............................................................................................................................................................................. 38 7 THE POSTERN .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40 8 SHERENDEN FARMHOUSE........................................................................................................................................................................... 41 LILLEY FARM (HISTORIC FARMSTEAD).................................................................................................................................................... 45 9 LILLEY FARMHOUSE ................................................................................................................................................................................. 45 10A LILLEY FARM OAST (UNDESIGNATED HERITAGE ASSET)................................................................................................ 46 10B LILLEY FARM BARN............................................................................................................................................................................. 46 BANK FARM (HISTORIC FARMSTEAD)....................................................................................................................................................... 49 2 TWBC Draft Local Plan / Representation Under Regulation 19 SAVECAPEL/Heritage Group 11 BANK FARMHOUSE................................................................................................................................................................................. 49 12 OASTHOUSE (BANK FARM)................................................................................................................................................................. 50 TUDELEY HALL (HISTORIC FARMSTEAD)................................................................................................................................................ 53 13 TUDELEY HALL ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 14 BARN AT TUDELEY HALL..................................................................................................................................................................... 54 15 FRONT WALL OF THE GOLDSMID FAMILY CEMETERY ............................................................................................................... 58 CHURCH FARM (HISTORIC FARMSTEAD)................................................................................................................................................. 60 16 CHURCH FARMHOUSE & BAKEHOUSE........................................................................................................................................... 60 CHURCH FARM OAST (UNDESIGNATED HERITAGE ASSET) ...................................................................................................... 62 CHURCH FARM BARN (UNDESIGNATED HERITAGE ASSET) ..................................................................................................... 62 17 GROUP OF FIVE HEADSTONES - ABOUT 8 METRES SOUTH EAST OF THE PORCH OF THE CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 64 COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVE (FIRST WORLD WAR) (UNDESIGNATED HERITAGE ASSET) ................................. 65 CROCKHURST STREET FARM (HISTORIC FARMSTEAD).................................................................................................................... 66 18 CROCKHURST STREET FARMHOUSE.............................................................................................................................................. 66 CROCKHURST FARM COTTAGES (HISTORIC
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