Garden Wall to East of Chevening Extending From House Through Village

GARDEN WALL TO EAST OF CHEVENING EXTENDING FROM HOUSE THROUGH VILLAGE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1336444
Date first listed:
16-Jan-1975
List Entry Name:
Garden Wall to East of Chevening Extending From House Through Village
Statutory Address:
GARDEN WALL TO EAST OF CHEVENING EXTENDING FROM HOUSE THROUGH VILLAGE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1336444
Date first listed:
16-Jan-1975
Date of most recent amendment:
14-Jul-1988
List Entry Name:
Garden Wall to East of Chevening Extending From House Through Village
Statutory Address 1:
GARDEN WALL TO EAST OF CHEVENING EXTENDING FROM HOUSE THROUGH VILLAGE

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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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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
GARDEN WALL TO EAST OF CHEVENING EXTENDING FROM HOUSE THROUGH VILLAGE

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

County:
Kent
District:
Sevenoaks (District Authority)
Parish:
Chevening
National Grid Reference:
TQ 48973 57500

Details

In the following item:-

CHEVENING CHEVENING

TG 45 NE 41/95 Garden wall to east of Chevening grounds

(i) The address shall be amended to read:

TQ 45 NE 41/45 CHEVENING CHEVENING

Garden wall to east of Chevening, extending from House through village

(ii) The description shall be amended to read:

Boundary wall to great house. c1775. Northernmost part near house comprises a red brick wall in English bond about 12 feet in height with coping of curved and wedge-shaped tiles and one set of brick piers with stone coping and cambered pedestrian arch with 6 panelled door. Curved projection near main entrance and 3 brick piers. To the south-east of the main entrance there are some grey brick headers, a round-headed pedestrian gate with tooled keystone and impost blocks and 8 panelled door. Carriage entry with 2 large piers with wooden gates, stone cornice and blocking course. The wall continues behind the houses in Chevening village, in Flemish bond on a Kentish ragstone base with ragstone galleting and no coping. Some pilasters with stone coping. Lettering "I.H 35 feet." Past the village houses the wall changes again to English bond. 3 square brick piers with stone coping to south of southernmost house, then towards the south end, 6 brick pilasters with tooled pyramidal caps, a cambered arched pedestrian gate and carriage entrances with 2 large square brick piers with moulded stone cornice and blocking course holding wooden double doors.

------------------------------------- 1. 5280 CHEVENING CHEVENING Garden wall to east of Chevening grounds. TQ 45 NE 41/95

II

2. Late C18 or early C19 high brick wall with square piers at intervals, 1 round headed door of 8 fielded panels at south end. In middle piers with stone cornice and blocking course hold wood double doors.

Listing NGR: TQ4871757714

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
356966
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

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Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 24 Kent,

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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