Listed Building: SISSINGHURST PARK (1084870)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 1608, 3, 88
Date assigned 19 May 1986
Date last amended

Description

In the entry for: CRANBROOK Cranbrook Common TQ 73 NE (west side) 3/88 Hartridge House - II The entry shall be amended to read: TQ 73 NE CRANBROOK Cranbrook Common (west side) 3/88 Cranbrook Court - II In the entry for:- CRANBROOK CRANBROOK COMMON TQ 73 NE (west side) 3/88 Cranbrook Court II The entry shall be amended to read:- TQ 73 NE CRANBROOK CRANBROOK COMMON (west side) 3/88 Sissinghurst Park II CRANBROOK CRANBROOK COMMON TQ 73 NE (west side) 3/88 - Hartridge House - II Country house, in landscaped garden. 1913, possibly by Mervyn Macartney. Red brick with raised rusticated quoins, band and gauged heads. Deep coved eaves cornice to plain tiled hipped roof with 9 hipped dormers. Tall brick stack in centre behind ridge, with tall brick stacks to left and right of garden side wings and single stacks at right end and to left. Entrance front: Flanking wings to entrance. 2 storeys and attics. Central 2 storey porch with stone triangular pediment above and keyed rusticated round-arched entrance below. Panelled down. Single tall window to right, lighting staircase. Garden front: Wings projecting to left and right. 2 storeys and attics. Slightly irregular front of 2-2-3-2-1 rhythm, lattice wood-framed cross-windows with casements. Central doubled panelled doors with large wooden open segmental pediment over on brackets and wooden surround. Prominent downpipes with decorated hopper- heads, dated 1913. Interior: 3-flight rectangular newel staircase with sala- monic balusters. Listing NGR: TQ7785139128

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Sources (1)

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

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 7785 3912 (point)
Map sheet TQ73NE
Civil Parish CRANBROOK, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 16 2006 5:21PM