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Landscape record TR 01 NE 229 - Prospect Cottage
Summary
Former wooden fisherman's cottage purchased by Derek Jarman in 1986 and his home until his death in 1995. The cottage is renowned for its garden; in the flat expanse of shingle at Dungeness Jarman developed a garden combining the areas indigenous plants with flints and sculptures made from stones, old tools and found objects, together with introduced flowers and shrubs.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TR 0922 1788 (119m by 60m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR01NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | LYDD, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Full Description
[TR 092178] Prospect Cottage is a weatherboarded wooden fisherman's cottage which was purchased by the artist Derek Jarman in 1986 and became his home until his death in 1995. The cottage is chiefly renowned for its garden; in the flat, bleak expanse of shingle at Dungeness Jarman developed a garden combining the areas indigenous plants with flints, shells, driftwood and sculptures made from stones, old tools and found objects, together with introduced flowers and shrubs. (1)
Photographic survey. (2)
Historic England archive material: BF076758 PROSPECT COTTAGE, DUNGENESS, LYDD
Kent County Council, 1987-, Kent County Council: holding record (Miscellaneous Material). SKE59004.
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- --- SKE59004 Miscellaneous Material: Kent County Council. 1987-. Kent County Council: holding record.
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Record last edited
May 8 2026 11:12AM