Denne Hill
DENNE HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1336632
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Denne Hill
- Statutory Address:
- DENNE HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1336632
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Denne Hill
- Statutory Address 1:
- DENNE HILL
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:
- DENNE HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Canterbury (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Womenswold
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 22384 49499
Details
1. 5273 WOMENSWOLD DENNE HILL
Denne Hill TR 24 NW 18/712 29.9.52
II
2. Built in 1871 by George Devey for Col Dyson in the C17 Dutch style. A small country house, roughly square in shape with an office wing to the west. The north front of the house is of 2 storeys and attics red brick. Slate roof and massive brick chimneystacks. Three curved gables, the centre one recessed and surmounted by a curved pediment, the outer ones with triangular pediments. One segmental casement with keystone to each gable on the attic floor. The first floor has 2 segmental mullioned and transomed casements with roundels between to each of the outer gables and Venetian style 3 light mullioned and transomed window flanked by pilasters to the centre. The ground floor has two 3-light canted bays with balustrading above and central projecting stone porch having 3 segmental arches flanked by plain Ionic pilasters and balustrading above having stone ball finials. The south elevation of the house is very similar but 5 light bays run through ground and first floors of the 2 side gables and the central portion on the ground floor has round-headed windows set in arcading. The west side of the house has a wing of irregular shape of 1, 2 or 4 storeys in matching style. This incorporates 3 different kinds of gables and a 4-storey square brick tower. Stone balustraded parapet to the south elevation. Interior contains Adam chimney pieces from Old Denne Hill.
Listing NGR: TR2238849505
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 171564
- 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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