Church Hill House

CHURCH HILL HOUSE, CHURCH HILL

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1068723
Date first listed:
14-Mar-1980
List Entry Name:
Church Hill House
Statutory Address:
CHURCH HILL HOUSE, CHURCH HILL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1068723
Date first listed:
14-Mar-1980
List Entry Name:
Church Hill House
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH HILL HOUSE, CHURCH HILL

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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH HILL HOUSE, CHURCH HILL

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

County:
Kent
District:
Canterbury (District Authority)
Parish:
Harbledown and Rough Common
National Grid Reference:
TR 13156 58179

Details

In the entry for the following building:-

TR 1358 HARBLEDOWN CHURCH HILL (north side)

31/362 Church Hill House

- II

the description shall be amended to read:-

House. Built in 1840 in Regency style, with service wing added to west c1860 and attic enlarged in late C19. Stuccoed with hipped tiled roof Two storeys and attics; 2 windows to main part. Principal (north) front has 12-pane sashes in reveals to first floor and tripartite projecting window to ground floor left. Ground floor right has doorcase with cornice and console brackets, rectangular fanlight and 6 fielded panelled door. Blank rectangular panels above first floor windows. Stringcourse. Late Cl9 large double dormer. Section of curved wall attached to right with tooled stone coping. East side has 2 tall chimneystacks and blank windows. South side has 12-pane sashes but ground floor right has canted bay. Round-headed staircase window on west side partially obscured by c1860 one storey service wing with French window. West elevation of service wing has large C20 window. Interior has hall with stone floor with 'dots' and original well staircase with 2 slender balusters to each tread and mahogany handrail. Drawing Room has c1860 fireplace with pilasters and paterae. Other fireplaces are also ofc1860. Some original York stone floors, tiled floor and early C20 servants bells.

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In the entry for the following building:-

TR1358 HARBLEDOWN CHURCH HILL

31/362 Church Hill House

- II

the description shall be amended to read:-

House. Built in 1840 in Regency style, with service wing added to the west c1860 and attic enlarged in late C19. Rendered and painted with hipped tiled roof. Two storeys and attics; 2 windows to main part. Principal (north) front has 12-pane sashes in reveals to first floor and tripartite projecting window to ground floor left. Ground floor right has doorcase with cornice and console brackets, rectangular fanlight and 6 fielded panelled door. Blank rectangular panels above first floor windows. Stringcourse. Late C19 large double dormer. Section of curved wall attached to right with tooled stone coping. East side has 2 tall chimneystacks and blank windows. South side has 12-pane sashes but ground floor right has canted bay. Round-headed staircase window on west side partially obscured by cl860 one storey service wing with French window, which replaced a C19 window. West elevation of service wing has large C20 window. Interior has hall lobby with stone floor with 'dots' and original well staircase with 2 slender iron balusters to each tread and mahogany handrail. Drawing room has c1860 fireplace with pilasters and paterae. Some other fireplaces of cl860. Tiled floor and early C20 servants bells.

The statutory list was previously amended in respect of this entry on 10 October 1994.

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1. 5273 HARBLEDOWN CHURCH HILL (north side)

Church Hill House TR 1358 31/362

II

2. Early C19. Two storeys and attics stuccoed. Hipped slate roof with modern tuscan dormer, wide eaves cornice. Stringcourse. Two sashes with glazing bars intact. Large bay of 3 windows on the ground floor. To the west is a portion of one window bay on the ground floor only. Simple doorcase.

Listing NGR: TR1316058182

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
171172
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.

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