Listed Building record TQ 44 NE 77 - ITALIAN SCULPTURE GARDEN TO SOUTH EAST OF HEVER CASTLE
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 4797 4517 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ44NE |
Civil Parish | HEVER, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5280 HEVER Italian Sculpture Garden to South-East of Hever Castle TQ 4745 15/513 TQ 4845 15/513
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2. Enclosed area with classical features. Roofless round pavilions at angles have triple-arched screens. Surrounding arcaded screen with pilasters and entablature. Other walls divided into bays by long buttresses. Colonnade of segmental arches along south side. At East end loggia with Ionic columns overlooks staircase and lower terrace to lake. Curved wings of staircase embrace fountain. The garden houses a collection of sculpture, mainly Roman.
Listing NGR: TQ4797045179
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
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Record last edited
Mar 30 2011 4:50PM