High Street, Cranbrook
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Length0.62 mi (1.00 km)
EastendCarriers Road and Stone Street
WestendHartley Road
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| Length | 0.62 mi (1.00 km) |
|---|---|
| Location | Cranbrook, Kent, England |
| East end | Carriers Road and Stone Street |
| West end | Hartley Road |
High Street is the main thoroughfare of the English market town of Cranbrook, Kent.[1] It runs for 0.62 miles (1.00 km), from a merging of Carriers Road and Stone Street in the east to Hartley Road (the A229) in the west.[2] Many of its buildings date to the late medieval period, with over fifty of them now being listed.[3]
A market has been held in High Street since 1290, when Archbishop Peckham granted the town a charter.[4]
Notable buildings on the northern side of High Street include:[5]
- The Vine, a former coaching inn dating to the early 17th century
- Vine Cottage, adjacent to the Vine
- The Pharmacy and Pharmacy Cottage. The cottage was once part of a range of buildings that have since been demolished
- Manor Cottage
- Goudhurst House, dating to the 17th century
- Church House and Church Cottage
Southern side:
- Chilworth
- The Star and Eagle, dating to the 15th century
- Beeching house, adjacent to the Star and Eagle
- The Eight Bells, dating to the 15th century, adjacent to the Beeching house
- Spyways, dating to the 14th century
- Trundles
- Alexandra House
- Bank House, dating to the early 16th century
- Fountain House
- Burton House and Burgess Stores
Artists Frederick Daniel Hardy and Thomas Webster formerly owned a studio on High Street.[2]