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Building record TQ 53 NE 434 - Calverley House, No 45-49 Calverley Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2TT, Level 3 Historic Building Record
Summary
Calverley House is of a domestic architectural appearance with a three storey frontage that dominates its neighbours, in terms of massing. It is an example of Victorian pattern book design in red brick and stone quoin dressing, of limited merit. The building has been devalued with the use of UPVC replacement bay windows, its major feature, which diminishes the overall appearance and emphases the verticality of the façade.
Originally Calverley House had a gap on its eastern side having been conceived as a pavilion building with space to breathe around it. This gap was infilled sometime between 1897 and 1905 when Camden House, the corner property fronting the key nodal space of the crossroads,
Location
Grid reference | TQ 5864 3964 (point) Estimated from sources |
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Map sheet | TQ53NE |
County | KENT |
District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
Civil Parish | ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Hoskoll Architects and Designers, 2017, Camden House, No 51-53 Calverley Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2TF, Level 3 Historic Building Record (Unpublished document). SKE32401.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SKE32401 Unpublished document: Hoskoll Architects and Designers. 2017. Camden House, No 51-53 Calverley Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2TF, Level 3 Historic Building Record.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Camden House, No 51-53 Calverley Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2TF, Level 3 Historic Building Record (Ref: 7A1) (EKE16315)
Record last edited
Feb 8 2018 12:59PM