Listed Building record TQ 53 NE 159 - 8 Calverley Park
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TQ 58905 39384 (point) |
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Map sheet | TQ53NE |
County | KENT |
District | TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
Civil Parish | ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
CALVERLEY PARK 1. 1746 No 8 TQ 5859 SE 7/122 20.5.52. II* GV 2. Early C19. Built in 2 sections in Tunbridge Wells stone quarried in large blocks. Slate roof with eaves conice. Projecting west wing with 2nd storey dormer window added. Large later verandah added on ground floor. 4 windows, some with Venetian shutters. The window on the projecting section has a triple round-headed window with balcony with hood above. Stone verandah supported on Tuscan columns. Nos 1 to 24 (consec) form a group with Keston Lodge and Victoria Lodge. Listing NGR: TQ5890239386(1)
Description from record TQ 53 NE 19 :
(Sited to TQ 58903938 from OS 1:1250 1973) 1746 CALVERLEY PARK 2. The layout of Calverley Park and the individual houses in it were designed by Decimus Burton. The general design was made in 1828 and the houses were built during the next 10 years. The town planning of the estate is excellent but the houses vary considerably in style and quality. 1746 CALVERLEY PARK No 8 TQ 5839 SE 7/122 20.5.52. II* GV 2. Early C19. Built in 2 sections in Tunbridge Wells stone quarried in large blocks. Slate roof with eaves cornice. Projecting west wing with 2nd storey dormer window added. Large later verandah added on ground floor. 4 windows, some with Venetian shutters. The window on the projecting section has a triple round-headed window with balcony with hood above. Stone verandah supported on Tuscan columns. (2) General description of villas in Calverley Park. (3)
<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<2> DOE(HHR) Dist of Tunbridge Wells Kent June 1974 5, 8 (OS Card Reference). SKE41110.
<3> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 585 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37922.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1>XY SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #37446 Building, ]
- <2> SKE41110 OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Dist of Tunbridge Wells Kent June 1974 5, 8.
- <3> SKE37922 OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 585 (J Newman).
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Record last edited
Mar 4 2021 9:38PM