Listed Building record TQ 53 NE 247 - FARNBOROUGH LODGE

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Single storey cottage or lodge constructed between 1828-38 as part of the residential and public park.

Location

Grid reference TQ 58854 39060 (point)
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 Farnborough Lodge TQ 5839 SE 7/138 20.5.52 II* GV 2. Early C19. Built of Tunbridge Wells stone quarried in large blocks. Single storey lodge with a gable containing an attic window facing east and a half-hipped gable without window facing south. Nos 1 to 24 (consec) form a group with Keston Lodge and Victoria Lodge.
Listing NGR: TQ5885539060 (1)

Description from record TQ 53 NE 35 :
(TQ 58853907) Farnborough Lodge (NAT) (2) 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 Farnborough Lodge TQ 5839 SE 7/138 20.5.52 II* GV 2. Early C19. Built of Tunbridge Wells stone quarried in large blocks. Single storey lodge with a gable containing an attic window facing east and a half-hipped gable without window facing south. (3) Farnborough Lodge, single-storeyed sandstone cottage. (4)


<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> OS 1:1250 1973 (OS Card Reference). SKE48185.

<3> DOE(HHR)Dist of Tunbridge Wells Kent June 1974 5, 13 (OS Card Reference). SKE41385.

<4> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 585 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37922.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #39093 Building, ]
  • <2> OS Card Reference: OS 1:1250 1973.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR)Dist of Tunbridge Wells Kent June 1974 5, 13.
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 585 (J Newman).

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Record last edited

Mar 4 2021 11:53PM