Upper Ansdore Guest House

Upper Ansdore Guest House

Six hundred year old medievalhouse in the heart of the North Downs overlooking a nature reserve. Veryquiet and secluded, lots of history, great for walking.

Upper Ansdore was probably afirst floor hall house dating from the late medieval period circa 1380. Inrural areas this form of house was favoured for defence purposes. Generallythey are not large. The ground floor was probably used as store rooms or as asubsiduary living accommodation. Above the first floor is a hall of two baysoriginally open to the roof with a single bay solar adjoining which wasalways ceiled providing an attic. Two hundred years later in the 16th centurya chimney was built in what was called the screens passage. This chimneybuilt of tudor bricks is large on todays standard but it allowed twofireplaces on the first floor, and two on the ground floor so that all roomscould be heated. Also note the bread oven to the side of the fireplace. Onefireplace has stone supporting pillars with an oak lintel which is moulded inthe Tudor Arch or the Four Centred Arch. A Newel stair was built at the sideof the chimney in place of the early ladder type, originally used for defencereasons. The roof constructed in Oak (cleft) is a full hipped roof of the Tiebeam and Collar beam style roof, common in the South East. The walls,originally, constructed of Oak timber framing with Wattle and Daub infilling,have been bricked round in the early 18th century when bricks were morereadily available and in fashion. Brickwork is laid in the Flemish Bond, andextends only to the first floor with the original timber framing (as above)covered with hanging tiles. At this time there was also an extension to therear bringing the line of the roof down to within five feet from the groundlevel. This type of roof is sometimes called an Outshot or Catslide roof.This addition very often housed small animals - pigs, poultry etc. A MINIMUMSTAY OF TWO NIGHTS FOR BANK HOLIDAY WEEKENDS IS REQUIRED. The house standsbetween two old railways which were used less when the new roud betweenPetham and Waltham was built in the mid 18th century. These roads are nowonly public footpaths leading to the church in Waltham and the villageitself.

Canterbury
Kent
CT45QB
United Kingdom.
Website: http://www.upperansdore.activehotels.com/FIL
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Upper Ansdore Guest House

Upper Ansdore Guest House offer: Guest House Accommodation, Accommodation, Hotels, Canterbury, Kent Six hundred year old medievalhouse in the heart of the North Downs overlooking a nature reserve. Veryquiet and secluded, lots of history, great for walking.

Upper Ansdore was probably afirst floor hall house dating from the late medieval period circa 1380. Inrural areas this form of house was favoured for defence purposes. Generallythey are not large. The ground floor was probably used as store rooms or as asubsiduary living accommodation. Above the first floor is a hall of two baysoriginally open to the roof with a single bay solar adjoining which wasalways ceiled providing an attic. Two hundred years later in the 16th centurya chimney was built in what was called the screens passage. This chimneybuilt of tudor bricks is large on todays standard but it allowed twofireplaces on the first floor, and two on the ground floor so that all roomscould be heated. Also note the bread oven to the side of the fireplace. Onefireplace has stone supporting pillars with an oak lintel which is moulded inthe Tudor Arch or the Four Centred Arch. A Newel stair was built at the sideof the chimney in place of the early ladder type, originally used for defencereasons. The roof constructed in Oak (cleft) is a full hipped roof of the Tiebeam and Collar beam style roof, common in the South East. The walls,originally, constructed of Oak timber framing with Wattle and Daub infilling,have been bricked round in the early 18th century when bricks were morereadily available and in fashion. Brickwork is laid in the Flemish Bond, andextends only to the first floor with the original timber framing (as above)covered with hanging tiles. At this time there was also an extension to therear bringing the line of the roof down to within five feet from the groundlevel. This type of roof is sometimes called an Outshot or Catslide roof.This addition very often housed small animals - pigs, poultry etc. A MINIMUMSTAY OF TWO NIGHTS FOR BANK HOLIDAY WEEKENDS IS REQUIRED. The house standsbetween two old railways which were used less when the new roud betweenPetham and Waltham was built in the mid 18th century. These roads are nowonly public footpaths leading to the church in Waltham and the villageitself.

Canterbury
Kent
CT45QB
United Kingdom.
Website: http://www.upperansdore.activehotels.com/FIL
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