Listed Building record TQ 65 NW 255 - COURT LODGE
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 6105 5928 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ65NW |
District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
Civil Parish | WROTHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ6059-6159 WROTHAM C.P. OLD LONDON ROAD 7/1 (west side) 1.8.52 Court Lodge GV II
House. 1801-02 by Samuel Wyatt. North front. Rendered with plinth and band. Eaves cornice to slate hipped roof with 2 ridge stacks. 2 storeys; 5 windows, entrance with tall 1-storey Greek Doric columned and pedimented portico. Outer columns only fluted. Tall glazed double doors with similar glazed lights flanking. 7 bay 2-storey extension to left with further extension beyond. 1-storey blind extension to right, with pilasters and cornice. West front. 4 bays with glazing bar sashes on 1st floor. Ground-floor extension to left. Large central window flanked by paired pilasters with narrow lights between. South front. 2 storeys; 5 bays. Central 3 bay 2 storey semi-circular bow with leaded dome. Windows spaced more closely in centre. Tripartite sash on ground-floor to right, French casements to left. Full length verandah on ground-floor, slated on wooden supports. 6 bay extension to right with taller 6-bay extension beyond. Panelled door with top 2 panels glazed at extreme left end of extension. Interior: Continuous string 2-flight return stair with cast-iron balustrade and wooden hand-rail. Morning room: Cornice with acanthus decoration. Dining room: Recess at north end divided from main space by pair of reeded antae. Moulded early C19 Greek Revival fireplace. Panelled ceiling to recess with anthenian and rosette decoration. All doorcases with carved rosettes. Those in Dining Room have panelled overdoors.
Listing NGR: TQ6106259285
(1)
In advance of planned renovation in 2011 a heritage statement was prepared. This detailed the history of the structure, included internal and external photographs and a short biography of Samuel Wyatt. (2)
<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<2> GLN (Wrotham) Ltd, 2011, Court Lodge, Wrotham: Heritage Statement (Unpublished document). SKE18130.
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Record last edited
Feb 11 2013 11:45AM