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Monument record TQ 54 SE 327 - Pulhamite garden features, Broomhill grounds
Summary
Pulhamite garden features situated within the grounds of Broomhill, now David Salomons' House, Tunbridge Wells. Sir David Salomons commissioned James Pulham II (1820-1898) in 1854 and 1860 to design and install Pulhamite rockwork including a cliff and fernery. It is not certain whether the features are still extant.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 5689 4148 (683m by 504m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ54SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SOUTHBOROUGH, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
| Civil Parish | SPELDHURST, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
| Civil Parish | ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Pulhamite garden features situated within the grounds of Broomhill, now David Salomons' House, Tunbridge Wells. Sir David Salomons commissioned James Pulham II (1820-1898) in 1854 and 1860 to design and install Pulhamite rockwork including a cliff and fernery. It is not certain whether the features are still extant.
The site has been included in the national Pulham database (ID number 32) and subsequently published in the gazetteer. (1-2)
<1> Camilla Beresford and David Mason, 2008, Durability Guaranteed: Pulhamite Rockwork - Its Conservation and Repair (Bibliographic reference). SKE58805.
<2> Claude Hitching, 2010, The Lives and Work of James Pulham and Son (Monograph). SKE58584.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 17 2026 9:04PM