Spring Grove and Walled Garden Attached
SPRING GROVE AND WALLED GARDEN ATTACHED, HARVILLE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1216831
- Date first listed:
- 13-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Spring Grove and Walled Garden Attached
- Statutory Address:
- SPRING GROVE AND WALLED GARDEN ATTACHED, HARVILLE ROAD
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- 2006-07-05
- Reference:
- IOE01/15279/02
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1216831
- Date first listed:
- 13-Oct-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 16-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Spring Grove and Walled Garden Attached
- Statutory Address 1:
- SPRING GROVE AND WALLED GARDEN ATTACHED, HARVILLE ROAD
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:
- SPRING GROVE AND WALLED GARDEN ATTACHED, HARVILLE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Ashford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wye with Hinxhill
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 04250 46687
Details
TR 0446 0546 WYE HARVILLE ROAD (north side)
8/247 Spring Grove 13.10.52 and walled garden attached (formerly listed as William Wells Hall)
GV II*
House, now school. Mid C16, refaced and extended 1674 for Thomas Brett senior. Timber framed and clad and extended with red brick in Irregular English bond, with plain tiled front. Two storeys, basement and attic with parapet to hipped roof with 2 recessed dormers and stacks to left and rear right. Regular fenestration of 6 glazing bar sashes on each floor, taller on ground floor. Glazed door to right return in glazed porch with Tuscan columns, and paired glazing bar sashes on both floors over. Dovecot attached to right return. Left return with C19 cast iron and valanced verandah and conservatory. Extensive wings to rear, C18 to C20. Interior: early C17 open well stair with moulded hand rail and finial and pendant newels and large turned balustrades with identical landing balustrade. Late C17 panelled room with dado panels, rail and infill all with beaded mouldings, with pulvinated frieze. Bolection moulded wooden fireplace with 2 pilasters to overmantel. Late C18 cast iron fire grate with Neo-Classical motifs; contemporary fire place and surround and fittings (including false door (for symmetry) in ballroom. Upper room with exposed panelled framing, stop-chamfered ceiling joists and C16 stone four centred arched fireplace. The cellars contain open spring head/well. Adjoining to the south west a walled garden, some 30 metres by 50, walls of red brick about 7 feet high. The home of Thomas Brett junior, L.L.D. (1667-1743) "eminent divine and controversial writer" (Lowndes' Bibliographer's manual) and Non-Juror (bishop in 1716), meetings and services held here. Temporary home to Joseph Conrad 1919.
Listing NGR: TR0414446623
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 411509
- 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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