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)
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 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #35782 Building, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: O S 6" 1969.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Malling RD May 1950 72-3.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Tonbridge & Malling Dist May 1984 56.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 281-2 (J Newman).
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Country Life 44 50-6 & 72-7.

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Record last edited

Apr 8 2021 3:12PM