Listed Building: RUSTIC SEAT IN GROUNDS OF REDWOOD AT TQ 522451 (1272448)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 771, 50, 1546
Date assigned 05 November 1990
Date last amended

Description

The following building shall be added to the list:- TQ 54 NW PENSHURST B2176 (off) Rustic seat in grounds of Redwood at 50/1546 TQ 522451 II Rustic seat. Built between 1810 and 1830 by William Wells. Timber framed structure, 5 sides of an octagon with 5 rustic poles connected by weatherboarding on brick plinth with exterior covered in heather and roof thatched with wooden carved finial surmounted by C20 metal weathervane. Interior has slatted seat with scalloped edges and brick pairing. One of a number of garden features on the former Redleaf estate whose gardens are on the English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens for Kent. (See Loudon's 1839 article from the Gardener's Magazine on the Redleaf Estate). Listing NGR: TQ5220045100

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

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 5221 4506 (point)
Map sheet TQ54NW
Civil Parish PENSHURST, SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 16 2006 10:25AM