Walls and Steps to the Buddha Garden Immediately East of Nizel's House
WALLS AND STEPS TO THE BUDDHA GARDEN IMMEDIATELY EAST OF NIZEL'S HOUSE, NIZELS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1277993
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Walls and Steps to the Buddha Garden Immediately East of Nizel's House
- Statutory Address:
- WALLS AND STEPS TO THE BUDDHA GARDEN IMMEDIATELY EAST OF NIZEL'S HOUSE, NIZELS LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1277993
- Date first listed:
- 19-Feb-1990
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Jul-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Walls and Steps to the Buddha Garden Immediately East of Nizel's House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WALLS AND STEPS TO THE BUDDHA GARDEN IMMEDIATELY EAST OF NIZEL'S HOUSE, NIZELS LANE
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:
- WALLS AND STEPS TO THE BUDDHA GARDEN IMMEDIATELY EAST OF NIZEL'S HOUSE, NIZELS LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tonbridge and Malling (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hildenborough
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ5447250269
Details
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HILDENBOROUGH
NIZELS LANE
(West side)
Walls, steps and statuary to the Buddha Garden immediately east of Nizels House
The address and the description shall be amended to read
TQ 55 SW
1/168
HILDENBOROUGH
NIZELS LANE
(West side)
Walls and steps to the Buddha Garden immediately east of Nizel's House
The first sentence of the description shall be amended to read - "Walls
and steps. Early C20 .........."
The last sentence of the second paragraph "4 stone pedestals ........
centre of the garden" shall be deleted.
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TQ 55 SW
1/168
HILDENBOROUGH
NIZELS LANE (west side)
Walls, steps and statuary to the Buddha Garden immediately east of Nizels House
GV
II
Walls, steps and 4 statues on pedestals. Early C20, probably contemporary
with the remodelling of Nizels House. Brick and stone walls, stone steps,
stone statues.
Plan: The formal, square Buddha garden is immediately in front of (east of)
the main block of Nizels House on a terrace above more open garden land. The
lower level of the garden is reached by a flight of steps leading down from
the Buddha garden to the south. The garden is planted with clipped yews and
rose bushes, a statue which formerly stood in the centre was stolen. The
retaining walls of the terrace are stone rubble with low brick walls above to
the garden, curving down in the centre of the east, north and south sides. 4
stone pedestals stand within the garden at the centre of each side with small
statues of the Buddha facing the centre of the garden.
The Buddha garden is important to the setting of Nizels House and part of an
Edwardian garden combining formal and informal areas.
Listing NGR: TQ5447250269
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 179601
- 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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