The following text is from the original listed building designation:
NORTHBOURNE NORTHBOURNE COURT TR 35 SW 4/26 Northbourne Court 13.10.52 and walls attached
GV II
House. Early and late C18 alteration of C17 core, altered and extended c.1930. Red brick and plain tiled roof, with flint and rubble in rear elevation. Two storeys and attic on plinth with plat band, cornice and parapet to hipped roof with stacks to left, to right and at end right. Four flat roofed dormers. Six segmentally headed wooden casements on first floor, and 2 casements to left and 3 French doors on ground floor, with 6 panelled doors to right the top 2 glazed and traceried with traceried semi- circular fanlight, in panelled and pilastered surround. Two storey canted bay on left return. Rear elevation with plinth, plat band and modillion eaves cornice and kneelered gabled projecting wings to left and right, and central 2 storey gabled stair turret with lozenge traceried windows. The projecting wing at left especially incorporates older flint and rubble walling. Interior: Ovolo moulded panelling and raised and fielded panelling in main rooms. Marble and painted neo-classical fire surrounds. C20 stair with turned balusters, wreathed and ramped handrail. Newel backstair. Elliptical pilaster screen to upper stair hall. Some exposed timber joists and early C18 doors. The interior generally reflects the various stages of building from the C17 to 1930s. Very extensive cellars. Walls, attached to left of house. C20 about 8 feet high, and stepped down at a pier, and terminated after about 20 metres by boarded gate and gate pier with terracotta vase finial. Wall to right, C18, red brick about 8 feet high, and incorporating 2 gate piers with fine stone vase finials. About 15 metres in length altogether and terminating at the Great Barn. The house is either on the site of part of the great mansion built c.1616 for Sir Edwin Sandys and demolished 1750, itself on the site of a grange of St. Augustine's Canterbury, or else a post 1750 adaptation of outbuildings associated with the house.
Listing NGR: TR3368652236
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Description from record TR 35 SW 334:
During World War Two Northbourne Court was used as a Home Guard Training School.

Nourthbourne Court.
Owner : Private
Publicly accessible : No
How accessed for survey :
Tourism Potential :
Condition : good
Date of visit : 14/08/07
(2)

A history of the estate was produced in 2007, detailing the landholdings and development from the medieval period. (3)

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

<2> David G Collyer, 01/01/95, Deal and District at War 1939 - 1945 (Bibliographic reference). SKE14190.

<3> Architectural Archaeology, 2007, Northbourne Court, Northbourne, Deal, Kent: An Archaeological Assessment of Proposals to construct an Outdoor Swimming Pool (Unpublished document). SKE17900.