Garden Cottage, Gates and Walls to Kitchen Garden, Waldershare Park
GARDEN COTTAGE, GATES AND WALLS TO KITCHEN GARDEN, WALDERSHARE PARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1052328
- Date first listed:
- 22-Aug-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Cottage, Gates and Walls to Kitchen Garden, Waldershare Park
- Statutory Address:
- GARDEN COTTAGE, GATES AND WALLS TO KITCHEN GARDEN, WALDERSHARE PARK
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- Date:
- 2002-10-17
- Reference:
- IOE01/08996/24
- Rights:
- © Mr M. J. Davies. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1052328
- Date first listed:
- 22-Aug-1962
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Aug-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Garden Cottage, Gates and Walls to Kitchen Garden, Waldershare Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- GARDEN COTTAGE, GATES AND WALLS TO KITCHEN GARDEN, WALDERSHARE PARK
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- GARDEN COTTAGE, GATES AND WALLS TO KITCHEN GARDEN, WALDERSHARE PARK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Dover (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Shepherdswell with Coldred
- National Grid Reference:
- TR2876647841
Details
The entry for the following buildings:- TR 24 NE SHEPERDSWELL & COLDRED WALDERSHARE PARK Gates and walls to 2/111 Kitchen Garden, Waldershare Park GV II
shall be amended to read:-
TR 24 NE SHEPHERDSWELL & COLDRED WALDERSHARE PARK Garden Cottage, gates 2/111 and walls to Kitchen Garden, Waldershare Park GV II Gardener's cottage, gates and walls to formal garden, later kitchen garden. Gates and walls early C18, associated with buildings of Waldershare Park by William Talmon, cottage early C19 built into one of these walls. Walls are of plum coloured brick with red brick dressings with wrought iron gates. The long sides of the enclosure are bounded by low brick walls, about 2 feet high, with stone cornice to simple iron railings, broken on west side by 2 gates with low flanking gate pier. Southern end formed by simple iron railings with gate. Main entrance on north front, the flanking brick walls about 5 feet high swept up to piers about 12 feet high with red brick quoins and capped with stone cornices and moulded leaded urns, with fixed wrought iron rails with scrolled piers and central double leaf gates hung from wrought scrolled piers, the whole about 12 feet high, the gates with low dog rails and simple cresting. Attached to the north is Garden Cottage of c1830. Mainly stuccoed but painted brick to first floor front. Slate roof. 2 storeys 3 windows. 1st floor has 2 6-pane sashes and circular central window. Ground floor has 2 9-pane sashes in cambered architraves. Central flush panelled door and later trelliswork porch. Rear elevation built into curved wall. 1st floor has 2 6-pane sashes and later central window. Ground floor has 2 cambered-openings with C20 doors, mid C19 1-storey extension with plank door.
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TR 24 NE SHEPERDSWELL & COLDRED WALDERSHARE PARK 2/111 Gates and walls to Kitchen 22.8.62 Garden, Waldershare Park GV II Gates and walls to formal garden, later kitchen garden. Early C18, associated with building of Waldershare Park by William Talman. Plum coloured brick with red brick dressings, and wrought iron. The long sides of the enclosure are bounded by low brick walls, about 2 feet high, with stone cornice to simple iron railings, broken on west side by 2 gates with low flanking gate pier. Southern end formed by simple iron railings with gate. Main entrance on north front, the flanking brick walls about 5 feet high swept up to piers about 12 feet high with red brick quoins and capped with stone cornices and moulded leaden urns, with fixed wrought iron rails with scrolled piers and central double leaf gates hung from wrought scrolled piers, the whole about 12 feet high, the gates with low dog rails, and simple cresting. The gates and enclosure are at head of an avenue of trees, the walk through them passing through the enclosure to a fountain now within the woods to the south.
Listing NGR: TR2794548248
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 178640
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 24 Kent,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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