Listed Building record TQ 54 SW 102 - GARDEN WALL TO NORTH, EAST AND SOUTH OF PENSHURST PLACE GARDENS

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1700 to 1799 18th century brick garden boundary wall

Location

Grid reference TQ 52942 44032 (point)
Map sheet TQ54SW
County KENT
Civil Parish PENSHURST, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Description from record TQ 54 SW 33:
(TQ 527438 - TQ 528 439). Boundaries of Penshurst Place. Garden Wall to North, East and South of Penshurst Place Gardens. TQ 3244 22/791 TQ 5243 23/791 10.9.54 Listed Grade II* High C18 brick wall. At southern entrance high, stone capped piers and wrought iron gates with overthrows. At North entrance wrought iron gates of 1739 from Wingerworth Hall, Derbyshire. (1)(2)

Additional Info (3)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5280 PENSHURST PENSHURST
Garden Wall to North, East and South of Penshurst Place Gardens TQ 5244 22/791 TQ 5243 23/791 10.9.54.
II* GV
2. High C18 brick wall. At southern entrance high, stone-capped piers and£wrought iron gates with overthrows. At North entrance wrought iron gates of 1739 from Wingerworth Hall, Derbyshire.
Penshurst Place, the South Central Tower and Wall, the Southern Wall, the Inner Garden Wall and the Garden Wall form a group. Listing NGR: TQ5289144126 (4)


<1> DOE (HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks Kent RD 1975 218-220 (OS Card Reference). SKE40327.

<2> Nicola Bannister, Historic landscape survey of Penshurst Estate, Tonbridge (Unpublished document). SKE6946.

<3> Cluttons, 1994, Penshurst Place: Whole estate management plan (Unpublished document). SKE6947.

<4> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks Kent RD 1975 218-220.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Nicola Bannister. Historic landscape survey of Penshurst Estate, Tonbridge.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Cluttons. 1994. Penshurst Place: Whole estate management plan.
  • <4> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic Landscape Survey of Penshurst Estate (EKE5124)

Record last edited

Jun 6 2024 1:18PM