GARDEN WALLS AND RAILINGS WEST AND SOUTH OF PORTOBELLO INCLUDING PEDESTRIAN GATE AND PIERS TO CARRIAGE GATE

GARDEN WALLS AND RAILINGS WEST AND SOUTH OF PORTOBELLO INCLUDING PEDESTRIAN GATE AND PIERS TO CARRIAGE GATE, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1263657
Date first listed:: 24-Aug-1990
List Entry Name:: GARDEN WALLS AND RAILINGS WEST AND SOUTH OF PORTOBELLO INCLUDING PEDESTRIAN GATE AND PIERS TO CARRIAGE GATE
Statutory Address:: GARDEN WALLS AND RAILINGS WEST AND SOUTH OF PORTOBELLO INCLUDING PEDESTRIAN GATE AND PIERS TO CARRIAGE GATE, HIGH STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1263657
Date first listed:: 24-Aug-1990
List Entry Name:: GARDEN WALLS AND RAILINGS WEST AND SOUTH OF PORTOBELLO INCLUDING PEDESTRIAN GATE AND PIERS TO CARRIAGE GATE
Statutory Address 1:: GARDEN WALLS AND RAILINGS WEST AND SOUTH OF PORTOBELLO INCLUDING PEDESTRIAN GATE AND PIERS TO CARRIAGE GATE, HIGH STREET

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: GARDEN WALLS AND RAILINGS WEST AND SOUTH OF PORTOBELLO INCLUDING PEDESTRIAN GATE AND PIERS TO CARRIAGE GATE, HIGH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Kent
District:: Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
Parish:: Brenchley and Matfield
National Grid Reference:: TQ 67802 41887

Details

TQ 67 41 BRENCHLEY HIGH STREET, BRENCHLEY (north side) 15/91 Garden walls and railings west and south of Portobello including pedestrian gate and piers to carriage gate GV II

Garden walls, railings, garden gate and piers to carriage gate. Probably C18 or early C19 in origin with late C19 ironwork. Garden walls Flemish bond brick, the section to the south on a ragstone plinth. Cast iron railings and gate piers.

Plan: The wall and railings form the boundary to the garden west and in front of Portobello (q.v.), the gate piers flank the entrance to the Cottage (q.v.), formerly the stable block, with a further section of wall to the garden to the south.

Exterior: Low brick walls to the garden immediately in front of the house with iron railings with verticals of square section with elaborate spear finails ornamented with scrolls; similar design to garden gate. The gate piers flanking the gateway to the cottage are fluted columns with depressed bulbous finials, one is stamped Hill and Smith, Baterley Hill.

Included for group value with Portobello and a contribution to the streetscape of an outstandingly attractive village.

Listing NGR: TQ6781841913

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Legacy System number:: 431801
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.