Petham House
PETHAM HOUSE, BROADWAY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260412
- Date first listed:
- 13-Sept-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Petham House
- Statutory Address:
- PETHAM HOUSE, BROADWAY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260412
- Date first listed:
- 13-Sept-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Petham House
- Statutory Address 1:
- PETHAM HOUSE, BROADWAY
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:
- PETHAM HOUSE, BROADWAY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Canterbury (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Petham
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 12572 51123
Details
The following building shall be added to the list:-
TR 1251 PETHAM BROADWAY (south east side)
37/10002 Petham House
- II
Large villa. Built c1850 by Robert Palmer Browne for Thomas Henry Mackay. Italianate style. Stuccoed with hipped slate roof and 9 tall stuccoed chimneystacks. Main house is of 2 storeys and semi-basement with L-shaped service wing, formerly 2 storeys but now reduced in height to one. North or entrance front of 3 bays, the central projecting with massive porte-cochere. Bracket eaves cornice. Sashes with verticals only in moulded architraves with ears and feet, the central lst floor window tripartite and the ground floor windows having cornices and panelled aprons beneath attached to plinth. Porte-cochere has deep modillion cornice with corner brackets and keystone with carved hand grasping dagger. To right is section of one bay with round-headed window. Garden front has 6 windows, including 3 in full-height canted bay to right and section to left has one casement window. Original fittings include well staircase with anthemion motif balusters and column principals in cast iron, elaborate cornices, doorcases with architraves including paterae and fireplaces.
Listing NGR: TR1257251123
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 440846
- 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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