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Listed Building record TQ 55 SE 83 - FAIRLAWNE
Summary
Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1630 to 1954. Country house, created from an earlier building in 1630-55. It was extended in 1680 and considerably altered and enlarged in 1723. Further work was carried out during the Victorian period, though the majority of these additions were removed in 1954. Two storeyed and stone-built, with slate roofs. The west front dates from 1680, with the porte cochere added in 1872. The associated gardens and parkland are impressive and include a grove of yew trees planted in 1684.
Location
Grid reference | TQ 5943 5342 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ55SE |
County | KENT |
District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Civil Parish | PLAXTOL, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<2> O S 6" 1969 (OS Card Reference). SKE47763.
<3> DOE (HHR) Malling RD May 1950 72-3 (OS Card Reference). SKE40605.
<4> DOE (HHR) Tonbridge & Malling Dist May 1984 56 (OS Card Reference). SKE40650.
<5> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 281-2 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37865.
<6> Country Life 44 50-6 & 72-7 (OS Card Reference). SKE39431.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1>XY SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #35782 Building, ]
- <2> SKE47763 OS Card Reference: O S 6" 1969.
- <3> SKE40605 OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Malling RD May 1950 72-3.
- <4> SKE40650 OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Tonbridge & Malling Dist May 1984 56.
- <5> SKE37865 OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 281-2 (J Newman).
- <6> SKE39431 OS Card Reference: Country Life 44 50-6 & 72-7.
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Record last edited
Apr 8 2021 3:12PM