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Listed Building record TR 13 SW 55 - PORT LYMPNE HOUSE, STABLE BLOCK, FORECOURT WALLS TO EAST, AND LOGGIA, PATIO, TERRACE AND SHELL FOUNTAIN TO SOUTH
Summary
Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1912 to 1986. House A Cape Dutch style house constructed in 1912, by Sir Herbert Baker for Sir Philip Sassoon. House, stable block and formal garden. Additions, including doors, east forecourt, and probably south loggias, terrace and hell fountain by Philip Tilden during early 1920s. Further interior decoration by Tilden. Tent room by Rex Whistler 1933-4. Restored from 1973 by J. Aspinall. Buildings and loggias in red brick with plain tile roofs. Terrace and fountain ashlared stone. H-plan house, with double-pile central range lying east-west. North loggia connects with stable block to north side of forecourt.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1021 3498 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR13SW |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | LYMPNE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Type and Period (10)
- HOUSE (HOUSE, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FOUNTAIN (FOUNTAIN, Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- FORMAL GARDEN (FORMAL GARDEN, Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- ORNAMENTAL POND (ORNAMENTAL POND, Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- TERRACE (Ornamental Terrace, Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- PAVILION (PAVILION, Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- TREE AVENUE (TREE AVENUE, Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- STATUE (STATUE, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WALL (WALL, Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- SITE (Modern - 1912 AD to 1986 AD)
Full Description
<1> OS 1:10000 1973 (OS Card Reference). SKE48158.
<2> DOE(HHR)Dist of Shepway Kent 15 May 1986 (OS Card Reference). SKE41357.
<3> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 395 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37887.
<4> Register of Parks & Gardens of Special Hist Interest in Eng HBMC May 1987 (OS Card Reference). SKE49134.
<5> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SKE48158 OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1973.
- <2> SKE41357 OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR)Dist of Shepway Kent 15 May 1986.
- <3> SKE37887 OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 395 (J Newman).
- <4> SKE49134 OS Card Reference: Register of Parks & Gardens of Special Hist Interest in Eng HBMC May 1987.
- <5>XY SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #32687 Listed building, ]
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Record last edited
Dec 6 2021 2:06PM