Listed Building: STABLE COURT WALDERSHARE PARK AND THE MEWS, STABLE COURT (1263887)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 1410, 6, 126
Date assigned 11 October 1963
Date last amended

Description

TILMANSTONE WALDERSHARE TR 24 NE 6/126 Stable Court, Waldershare Park 11.10.63 (Nos.1-7, The Mews) GV II Stable courtyard, now flats. 1705-1712, for Sir Henry Furnese, attributed William Talman, altered 1913 by Sir Reginald Blomfield, and late C20. Red brick and slate roof. Originally a complete courtyard, now only 2 sides survive, the third, to north, with a reset carriage gateway. Entrance front: 2 storeys with brick pedimented pavilions at left and at right with central projection with triple keyed carriage arch on imposts, rendered cornice to open pediment, with an open arcaded and leaded ogee-domed cupola. Clock face and inscription in central pediment: DISCE VIVERE. Twelve glazing bar sashes on first floor, and 3 on pavilion ground floor to right with sunk panels between the 2 storeys, 2 with central boarded door to left, with round headed glazing bar sash in re-entrant to main range. Four carriage arches, now infilled with panelled doors and glazing bar sashes, with glazed segments. Gauged surrounds with triple keyed heads with raised voussoirs. Range fronting main house of 11 bays, the windows set in recessed panels. Interior the left projecting wing with further, infilled, double height carriage entries with brick pilasters, keyed gauged arch and frieze. The end walls of both pavilions show signs of rebuilding, probably after 1913. Third side of courtyard closed with wall, about 8 feet high, with offset buttresses and piers with ball finials, the wall swept to open pediment on pilaster-quoins, with keyed gauged arch and simple double wrought iron gates, with pedestrian gate to right. Listing NGR: TR2916748213

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

Map

Location

Grid reference TR 2900 4805 (point)
Map sheet TR24NE
Civil Parish TILMANSTONE, DOVER, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 17 2006 11:07AM