Listed Building record TR 36 NE 2056 - DICKENS HOUSE
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Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 39620 69228 (262m by 2957m) |
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Map sheet | TR36NE |
County | KENT |
District | THANET, KENT |
Civil Parish | BROADSTAIRS AND ST PETERS, THANET, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
VICTORIA PARADE 1. 5283 BROADSTAIRS No 2 (Dickens House) TR 3967 NE 1/1 24.1.50 II GV
2. Early C19. 3 storeys painted brick sun fire plaque. Parapet. 5 windows. Modern casement windows inserted in the second floor. C19 balcony with hood added and porch below it. 2 small bay windows on the ground floor with glazing bars intact. In this house lived the original of Betsy Trotwood in Charles Dicken's "David Copperfield" It is now a museum run by the Dickens Fellowship.
Nos 1 to 6 (consec) form a group.
Listing NGR: TR3973867757 (1)
Description from record TR 36 NE 63:
No.2 Victoria Parade, Broadstairs, (Dickens House) Grade II*. (TR 39746776 sited from O.S. 1:2500 1956). Early C19. In this house lived the original of Betsy Trotwood in Charles Dicken's "David Copperfield". It is now a museum run by the Dickens Fellowship. (For full description see list). (2)
<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<2> DOE(HHR) Dist of Thanet Kent Sept 1974 43 (OS Card Reference). SKE41086.
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Record last edited
Oct 29 2024 10:45AM