Tower and Walls 30 Yards East of the West Range at Sissinghurst Castle
TOWER AND WALLS 30 YARDS EAST OF THE WEST RANGE AT SISSINGHURST CASTLE, BIDDENDEN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1084163
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Tower and Walls 30 Yards East of the West Range at Sissinghurst Castle
- Statutory Address:
- TOWER AND WALLS 30 YARDS EAST OF THE WEST RANGE AT SISSINGHURST CASTLE, BIDDENDEN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1084163
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jun-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Tower and Walls 30 Yards East of the West Range at Sissinghurst Castle
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWER AND WALLS 30 YARDS EAST OF THE WEST RANGE AT SISSINGHURST CASTLE, BIDDENDEN ROAD
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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:
- TOWER AND WALLS 30 YARDS EAST OF THE WEST RANGE AT SISSINGHURST CASTLE, BIDDENDEN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cranbrook & Sissinghurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 80805 38315
Details
CRANBROOK BIDDENDEN ROAD TQ 83 NW (NORTH SIDE) 4/27 Sissinghurst 9.6.52 Tower and Walls 30 yards east of the west range at Sissinghurst Castle (formerly listed as part of Sissinghurst Castle) GV I
Tower and walls. Circa 1570 for Sir Richard Baker. Red brick with red brick, stone and some cemented dressings, and bands between first and second and over third floors in centre. Coped parapet in centre and modillion cornices to shingled roofs with weather-vanes over towers. Central rectangular tower with flanking octagonal stair-turrets, that to north only containing staircase. Four storeys in centre with 3 windows on east and west sides of each stain- turret. Six-light transom and mullion window on third floor of centre, 8-light window on second floor with drip-mould over and large 8-light window in pilastered surround with entablature over on first floor. Bases of first floor pilasters rest directly on top of entablature and pilasters of the round-arched entrance surround. To north and south of the tower the remains of the enclosing walls of the courtyard, about 25 yards long, of the circa 1570 house extend, that to the south returning to the west some 40 yards, and including the remains of windows and a doorway. These have been rebuilt but rest on earlier parts below. Vita Sackville-West customarily wrote in the first floor room of the tower.
Listing NGR: TQ8084338316
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 168878
- 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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