Listed Building: TROJAN STAIRCASE ABOUT 26 METRES WEST NORTH WEST OF PORT LYMPNE (1061114)
Grade | II |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 1605, 6, 9 |
Date assigned | 29 December 1966 |
Date last amended |
Description
TR 33 NW & SW LYMPNE ALDINGTON ROAD (South side)
3 & 6/9 Trojan staircase about 26 metres 29.12.66 west-north-west of Port Lympne
GV II
Monumental flight of steps. Circa 1920 in a classical style, by Philip Tilden for Sir Philip Sassoon. Stone. Broad flight of 125 shallow steps up hillside, with stone terracing to each side. Lower stages of flight flanked at intervals by 3 pairs of low, swagged stone plinths with convex tops, and rams head to each corner. Towards top, steps flanked by rusticated stone walls, the bases of twin Roman temples which were removed on Sir Herbert Baker's advice soon after erection. Below each temple base, a platform formerly containing a cistern, into which extend stone lion masks, from Verona, spouted water. See also item 3 & 6/8 (Country Life Vol. LIII, 19.5.1923.)
Listing NGR: TR1061635255
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Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TR 1017 3499 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR13SW |
County | KENT |
District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
Civil Parish | LYMPNE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Record last edited
Feb 6 2024 8:50AM