Listed Building record TQ 85 SE 186 - CHILSTON PARK, Boughton Road, Sandway

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1467 to 1899 Country house, now hotel, of late 15th or early 16th century origin but with substantial rebuilding in 1728. Further alterations were carried out in 1750 and 1880. It is constructed from red brick in English bond except for the central break and part of the adjoining walls of the central section which is of red brick in Flemish bond and the rear elevation which is of red and grey rubbed brick in Flemish bond. The house is of the courtyard type with an E-plan front elevation. In 1997 it was purchased by Arcadian hotels who converted it into a hotel.

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Grid reference TQ 8948 5013 (point)
Map sheet TQ85SE
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish BOUGHTON MALHERBE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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<1> OS 1:10000 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48150.

<2> MHLG Hollingbourn RD Kent Nov 1960 3-4 (OS Card Reference). SKE47121.

<3> F1 MJF 12-Mar-86 (OS Card Reference). SKE43025.

<4> Country Life 112 1952 2030 2096 photos (OS Card Reference). SKE39383.

<5> DOE (HHR) Borough of Maidstone Kent 21 November 1986 1 (OS Card Reference). SKE39928.

<6> Bldgs of Eng-West kent & the Weald 1980 174-175 (OS Card Reference). SKE38138.

<7> Field report for monument TQ 85 SE 15 - March, 1986 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4462.

<8> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 1997, Chilston Park Country House Hotel, Sandway, Lenham, Kent Archaeological watching brief (Unpublished document). SKE12821.

<9> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1961.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: MHLG Hollingbourn RD Kent Nov 1960 3-4.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: F1 MJF 12-Mar-86.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Country Life 112 1952 2030 2096 photos.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Borough of Maidstone Kent 21 November 1986 1.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng-West kent & the Weald 1980 174-175.
  • <7> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 85 SE 15 - March, 1986.
  • <8> Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 1997. Chilston Park Country House Hotel, Sandway, Lenham, Kent Archaeological watching brief.
  • <9>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #27687 Listed building, ]

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  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief at Chilston Park Country House Hotel, Lenham (Ref: CPH97) (EKE9100)

Record last edited

Sep 13 2021 10:24PM