Former Riding School and Prospect Tower at East Sutton Park
FORMER RIDING SCHOOL AND PROSPECT TOWER AT EAST SUTTON PARK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1084352
- Date first listed:
- 18-Dec-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Former Riding School and Prospect Tower at East Sutton Park
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER RIDING SCHOOL AND PROSPECT TOWER AT EAST SUTTON PARK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1084352
- Date first listed:
- 18-Dec-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Former Riding School and Prospect Tower at East Sutton Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER RIDING SCHOOL AND PROSPECT TOWER AT EAST SUTTON PARK
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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:
- FORMER RIDING SCHOOL AND PROSPECT TOWER AT EAST SUTTON PARK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Maidstone (District Authority)
- Parish:
- East Sutton
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 82836 49445
Details
EAST SUTTON TQ 84 NW 5/58 Former Riding School and Prospect Tower at East Sutton Park GV II
Riding school and Prospect Tower, now gymnasium and out- buildings. Mid C19 by C.J. Richardson [J. Newman, Buildings of England Series, West Kent and the Weald,1980]. Red brick in Flemish bond on coursed stone plinth. Plain tile roofs. Riding school at right angles to yard to left, tower to right overlooking Weald. Link building between. Riding School: 2-storey entrance gateway with broad octagonal stair turret to left. Ground floor of both, and first floor of turret treated as battered plinth. Stair turret battlemented, gateway gabled with moulded kneelers and missing finial. Octagonal brick stack to right side. Ventilation slit to gable. Single light to first floor of stair turret. 2- light leaded casement to gatehouse under brick band. Tall 4-centred arched gateway with rubbed brick voussoirs. C20 double doors in rear wall. 4-centred arched doorway to iron spiral staircase in turret. Body of Riding School to rear, left side elevation with 5 alternating buttresses and slit windows. Interior: balcony with 2 rows of turned balusters to west (gateway) end. Link: banded red and grey brick. Single storey building, set back, front wall of which links rear walls of gatehouse and Prospect Tower. Lean-to canopy in front on paired Doric columns, raised to half hip over centre. Prospect Tower: has 2-storey building to left similar to gatehouse but without archway. 3-stage octagonal battlemented tower with taller battlemented stair turret. Broad slit window to each stage. 4-centred arched doorway to base to west. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ8283649445
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 174075
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Newman, J, The Buildings of England: West Kent and the Weald, (1980)
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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