Listed Building record TQ 55 SW 136 - THE BIRD HOUSE

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1700 to 1832. An octagonal folly in Knole Park constructed circa 1761. It was used as an ornamental Gothic style summerhouse in the early 19th century.

Location

Grid reference TQ 54368 53977 (point)
Map sheet TQ55SW
County KENT
Civil Parish SEVENOAKS, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

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

<2> OS 1:2500 1966 (OS Card Reference). SKE48208.

<3> DOE(HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks UD Kent Sept 1972 34 (OS Card Reference). SKE41044.

<4> The Bldgs of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 363 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE50144.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #30180 Building, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1966.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks UD Kent Sept 1972 34.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: The Bldgs of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 363 (J Newman).

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Record last edited

Apr 12 2021 1:20PM