Southlands House

SOUTHLANDS HOUSE, SOUTHLANDS LANE

Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places

Explore this list entry

Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1029712
Date first listed:
19-Nov-1984
List Entry Name:
Southlands House
Statutory Address:
SOUTHLANDS HOUSE, SOUTHLANDS LANE

Have you got a photo to share?

Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.

Location

Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places. 

There is a problem

Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .

This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.

What is the National Heritage List for England?

The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.

The list includes:

Icon Buildings
Icon Scheduled monuments
Icon Parks and gardens
Icon Battlefields
Icon Shipwrecks

Find out more about listing

Images of England Project

To view this image please use Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Edge.
Archive image, may not represent current condition of site.
Date:
2000-08-06
Reference:
IOE01/02779/09
Rights:
© Mr Bob Manekshaw. Source: Historic England Archive

Local Heritage Hub

Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.

Discover more

Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1029712
Date first listed:
19-Nov-1984
Date of most recent amendment:
06-Jun-1989
List Entry Name:
Southlands House
Statutory Address 1:
SOUTHLANDS HOUSE, SOUTHLANDS LANE

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
SOUTHLANDS HOUSE, SOUTHLANDS LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Surrey
District:
Tandridge (District Authority)
Parish:
Tandridge
National Grid Reference:
TQ 38112 50774

Details

TQ 35 SE TANBRIDGE C.P. SHORTLANDS LANE

6/263 Shortlands House

GV II

The description shall be amended to read: House, now divided. c.1835, 1880s extensions and extensive C20 restoration, and top floor rebuilt following fire in 1957. Whitewashed render with hipped slate roofs largely obscured by parapets. 2 storeys and mezzanine with plat band over ground floor, cornice over first floor. 3 bays entrance front, with C20 glazing bar sash window to left in mezzanine, C20 casements to centre and right. Glazing bar sash windows in architrave surrounds with panel and apron behind in first floor outer bays. Casement doors, with flanking casement windows, under flat hood to centre of first floor. C20 casements in outer bays of ground floor with raised architrave surrounds and flat hoods over. Central closed 3 bay portico with fluted Doric pilasters and casement window infull under flat hoods; flanking central pedimented and bracketed door, cast iron railing to balcony above. Left hand return front: 3 bays to right, 4 bay recessed centre and 2 bays to left. 2 storeys and mezzanine, plat bands over ground floor, cornice over first floor. Central entrance with further entrance to left. Garden front of 6 bay, 3:3 the right hand recessed with glazed verandah. French doors to ground floor. 12 pane sashes in architraves to first floor, modern windows in attic. Courtyard with later extensions. Interior: Largely altered but open-well stair remains with cast iron balustrade and mahogony rail. tiled floor to hall. History: The building appears to have been begun by Joseph Wilkes but it is recorded as unfinished when sold to the Pepys family of Tandridge Court in 1834. It was first let in 1840. References: Clayton Papers in SRO as researched by Professor J Robertson.

------------------------------------

TANBRIDGE CP SHORTLANDS LANE TQ 35 SE 6/263 Shortlands House GV II The entry shall be amended to read: TQ 35 SE TANDRIDGE SOUTHLANDS LANE 6/263 Southlands House GV II

------------------------------------ TQ 35SE TANBRIDGE C.P. SOUTHLANDS LANE 6/263 Southlands House

GV II

House, now divided. Late C18 with C19 extensions and extensive C20 restoration. Whitewashed render with hipped slate roofs largely obscured by parapets. 2 storeys and mezzanine with plat band over ground floor, cornice over first floor. Three bay entrance front, with C20 glazing bar sash window to left in mezzanine, C20 casements to centre and right. Glazing bar sash windows in architrave surrounds with raised panel and apron behind in first floor outer bays. Casement doors, with flanking casement windows, under flat hood to centre of first floor. C20 casements in outer bays of ground floor with raised architrave surrounds and flat hoods over. Central closed 3 bay portico with fluted Doric pilasters and casement window infill under flat hoods;flanking central pedimented and bracketed door. Left hand return front: 3 bays to right, 4 bay recessed centre and two bays to left. 2 storeys and mezzanine, plat bands over ground floor, corn.ice over first floor. Central entrance with further entrance to left.

Listing NGR: TQ3811250774

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
287919
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Ordnance survey map of Southlands House

Map

This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 15-Jul-2026 at 19:49:54.

Download a full scale map (PDF)
© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. Use of this mapping is subject to Terms and Conditions.

End of official list entry

All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.

Previous Overview
Next Comments and Photos