Listed Building: WESTBERE HOUSE (1367055)
| Grade | II* | 
|---|---|
| Authority | |
| Volume/Map/Item | 956, 33, 660 | 
| Date assigned | 29 September 1952 | 
| Date last amended | 
Description
                            1. 5273                         WESTBERE               WESTBERE LANE                                                     (north side)
Westbere House TR 1961 33/660               29.9.52
II*                          GV
2. An L-shaped house of circa 1800.  Two storeys and attics painted brick the ground floor covered with wistaria and other climbing plants.  Mansarded slate roof with 3 dormers and parapet.  Enriched frieze with swags. Five sashes with glazing bars intact.  The first floor windows have Venetian shutters. Doorcase up 2 steps with engaged Ionic dolumns, enriched frieze, pediments, elliptical fanlight and double doors of 6 moulded and fielded panels.  The east and west fronts are splayed and the west front has 2 bays of 3 windows on both ground and first floors.  The interior contains C18 marble fireplaces and staircase with 2 twisted balusters to each tread.  The house was at one time owned by the writer Joseph Conrad.
Listing NGR: TR1925461036
                        
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1925 6103 (point) | 
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR16SE | 
| Civil Parish | WESTBERE, CANTERBURY, KENT | 
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 16 2006 4:25PM