Listed Building record TR 05 SE 165 - ELEPHANT HOUSE

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1767 to 1899 Elephant house : listed building

Location

Grid reference TR 0690 5346 (point)
Map sheet TR05SE
County KENT
District ASHFORD, KENT
Civil Parish CHILHAM, ASHFORD, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TR 0653-0753 CHILHAM
7/48 Elephant House (Annagh House on Map)
GV II
Elephant house, now house. Late C18, altered C19. Red brick and tile roof. Two storeys and attics, with 2 gabled dormers end stacks to left and right. Two stone mullioned windows, board door in gabled porch to right. Two 2-storey ashlared and keyed arches, now blocked, originally entrances for keeping of elephants used on the estate c. 1800.
Listing NGR: TR0690853468 (1)

Description from record TR 05 SE 68:
Listed building : no additional information available

Elephant house built in the late 18th century and altered in the 19th century. Built of red brick and with a tile roof. Two storeyed ashlared and keyed arches, now blocked, originally entrances for keeping of elephants used on the estate. Now houses. (2)

Historic England archive material: BF008781 CHILHAM CASTLE, CHILHAM


<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> Thacker, C., 1987, Register of parks and gardens of special historic interest in England: part 24 (Kent) (Article in serial). SWX7605.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #21590 Listed Building, ]
  • <2> Article in serial: Thacker, C.. 1987. Register of parks and gardens of special historic interest in England: part 24 (Kent).

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Record last edited

Nov 10 2023 10:44AM