Listed Building: CHARTWELL (1272626)

Grade I
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 771, 45, 1512
Date assigned 16 January 1975
Date last amended

Description

1. 5280 WESTERHAM MARINERS HILL Chartwell TQ 45 SE 45/1512 I 2. C20 house of red brick with stone basement. Architect Philip Tilden. 2 storeys, attic and basement. 6 windows in main block, 3 in left canted bay with parapet, 2 at right in slightly projecting gabled section. High pitched tiled roof with tall chimneys. Brick mullioned and transomed casement windows. Elaborate carved stone doorcase holds double door of old oak. The house incorporates fragments of an older building; C16 or C17 brickwork visible in places on external walls. Chartwell was the home of Sir Winston Churchill from 1922 until his death in 1965, and contains a collection of personal possessions and relics. It was presented to the National Trust during his life time by a group of his friends. Listed for historical reasons. Listing NGR: TQ4550451523

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

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 4550 5152 (point)
Map sheet TQ45SE
Civil Parish WESTERHAM, SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 16 2006 10:25AM