Monument record TQ 55 NW 734 - Pulhamite garden features in the grounds of Beechy Lees

Summary

Pulhamite garden features documented within the grounds of Beechy Lees. It is not known what type of garden features were installed, but the work was thought to be carried out by James Pulham III (1845-1920) of James Pulham and Son sometime after 1865.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 5431 5964 (307m by 192m)
Map sheet TQ55NW
County KENT
Civil Parish OTFORD, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Full Description

Site of Pulhamite garden features documented within the grounds of Beechy Lees. It is not known what type of garden features were installed, but the work was thought to be carried out by James Pulham III (1845-1920) of James Pulham and Son sometime after 1865.

The site has been included in the national Pulham database (ID number 195) and published in the subsequent gazetteer. (1-2)


<1> Camilla Beresford and David Mason, 2008, Durability Guaranteed: Pulhamite Rockwork - Its Conservation and Repair (Bibliographic reference). SKE58805.

<2> Sally Festing, Garden history : the journal of the Garden History Society (Article in serial). SKE58585.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Camilla Beresford and David Mason. 2008. Durability Guaranteed: Pulhamite Rockwork - Its Conservation and Repair.
  • <2> Article in serial: Sally Festing. Garden history : the journal of the Garden History Society. 16 pp 101.

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Record last edited

Feb 24 2026 10:05AM