Listed Building: THE GRANGE (INCLUDING ATTACHED TUNNELS AND GARDEN ARCH) IN THE GROUNDS OF INGRESS ABBEY AT TQ 592 750 (1362089)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 989, 1, 10004
Date assigned 08 October 1997
Date last amended

Description

TQ 57 NE SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE GREENHITHE 989/1/10004 The Grange (including attached tunnels and garden arch) in the 08.10.1997 grounds of Ingress Abbey at TQ 592 750 II Garden folly in the shape of a gatehouse with attached storage chambers and garden arch. C1833. Flint with stone dressings. Comprises square structure of two or three storeys with octagonal turrets with lancet windows and four-centred stone arch. Vaulted undercroft and two chambers on ground floor. Attached to the west is an L-shaped tunnel with storage rooms accessed by two segmental-headed openings. The tunnel is flint lined with red header brick corner, niche probably to contain a lantern, red brick or cement rendered band, round headed stock brick roofand five rectangular chambers carved out of the chalk. Attached to the west flint retaining wall is a flint four-centred arch about 8 feet in height with a splayed chamber cut out of the hillside which probably originally held a garden seat. One of a series of garden buildings in the grounds of Ingress Abbey (qv). Listing NGR: TQ5920075000

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  • Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 5915 7494 (point)
Map sheet TQ57SE
Civil Parish SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 15 2006 4:46PM