Wilmington House
WILMINGTON HOUSE, CHURCH HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1101733
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Wilmington House
- Statutory Address:
- WILMINGTON HOUSE, CHURCH HILL
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- Date:
- 1999-09-26
- Reference:
- IOE01/00791/03
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1101733
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Wilmington House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WILMINGTON 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.
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:
- WILMINGTON HOUSE, CHURCH HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Dartford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wilmington
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 53929 72484
Details
1. 5274 WILMINGTON CHURCH HILL (south-east side)
Wilmington House TQ 57 SW 3/113 1.6.67
II GV
2. An early C18 house probably built by John Tasker restored and extended in C20. Two storeys and attics brown brick with red brick window dressings, quoins, stringcourse and cornice. Mansarded slate roof. Brown brick parapet and stone coping. Seven windows and 3 dormers. The end window bays project. Glazing bars. All windows have segmental heads except for the central first floor window, which is flanked by rusticated red pilasters with a red brick pulvinated frieze over it. Central wooden porch flanked by coupled pilasters with pediment over. The modern additions in yellow brick are not of special architectural interest. The interior of the C18 part has a mid C18 staircase with 2 turned blusters to each tread and scrolled tread ends and an Adamesque oval panel in the hall of a reclining lady in antique dress with scrolls and an owl, probably representing Minerva, flanked by swags. Also some contemporary panelling to the hall.
Listing NGR: TQ5392972484
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 172750
- 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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