Listed Building record TQ 54 NW 114 - WALL AND ENTRANCE GATE TO CHIDDINGSTONE CASTLE
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 50036 45161 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ54NW |
County | KENT |
Civil Parish | CHIDDINGSTONE, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5280 CHIDDINGSTONE CHIDDINGSTONE High Street (Souuth Side) Wall and Entrance Gate to Chiddingstone Castle TQ 5045 7/203 10.9.54.
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2. Early Cl9 gateway with square stone piers with ornamental carved and moulded stone "Gothic" abaci. supporting screen walls on either side of local ashlar stonework with moulded coping. Ornamental cast and wrought iron gates with monogram above. Nos 1 to 4 (consec), No 6, The Castle Inn and the Gate to Chiddingstone Castle form a group. Listing NGR: TQ5003645162 (1)
[Sited to TQ 4985 4514 from H.H.R. map] Wall and Entrance Gate to Chiddingstone Castle (TQ 44 NE 8), Grade II,High Street (south side). Early 19th century gateway with supporting screen walls on either side. (For full description see list.) (1) Chiddingstone Castle gatehouse, situated on the east and on the south side. The best feature of the castle is the buttressed garden wall curving away to the south west, to a Gothic stone orangery. (2)
additional information (3-4)
<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<2> J Newman, 1980, OS card / NAR index entry, The Bldgs of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 214 (Bibliographic reference). SKE7763.
<3> 1975, OS card / NAR index entry, DOE(HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks Kent 1975 62 (Bibliographic reference). SKE7762.
<4> Thacker, C., 1987, Register of parks and gardens of special historic interest in England: part 24 (Kent) (Article in serial). SWX7605.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1>XY SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #30475 gate, ]
- <2> SKE7763 Bibliographic reference: J Newman. 1980. OS card / NAR index entry. The Bldgs of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 214.
- <3> SKE7762 Bibliographic reference: 1975. OS card / NAR index entry. DOE(HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks Kent 1975 62.
- <4> SWX7605 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
Mar 4 2021 12:09PM