Description

TQ 35 SE TANBRIDGE C.P. SHORTLANDS LANE

6/263 Shortlands House

GV II

The description shall be amended to read: House, now divided. c.1835, 1880s extensions and extensive C20 restoration, and top floor rebuilt following fire in 1957. Whitewashed render with hipped slate roofs largely obscured by parapets. 2 storeys and mezzanine with plat band over ground floor, cornice over first floor. 3 bays entrance front, with C20 glazing bar sash window to left in mezzanine, C20 casements to centre and right. Glazing bar sash windows in architrave surrounds with panel and apron behind in first floor outer bays. Casement doors, with flanking casement windows, under flat hood to centre of first floor. C20 casements in outer bays of ground floor with raised architrave surrounds and flat hoods over. Central closed 3 bay portico with fluted Doric pilasters and casement window infull under flat hoods; flanking central pedimented and bracketed door, cast iron railing to balcony above. Left hand return front: 3 bays to right, 4 bay recessed centre and 2 bays to left. 2 storeys and mezzanine, plat bands over ground floor, cornice over first floor. Central entrance with further entrance to left. Garden front of 6 bay, 3:3 the right hand recessed with glazed verandah. French doors to ground floor. 12 pane sashes in architraves to first floor, modern windows in attic. Courtyard with later extensions. Interior: Largely altered but open-well stair remains with cast iron balustrade and mahogony rail. tiled floor to hall. History: The building appears to have been begun by Joseph Wilkes but it is recorded as unfinished when sold to the Pepys family of Tandridge Court in 1834. It was first let in 1840. References: Clayton Papers in SRO as researched by Professor J Robertson.

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TANBRIDGE CP SHORTLANDS LANE TQ 35 SE 6/263 Shortlands House GV II The entry shall be amended to read: TQ 35 SE TANDRIDGE SOUTHLANDS LANE 6/263 Southlands House GV II

------------------------------------ TQ 35SE TANBRIDGE C.P. SOUTHLANDS LANE 6/263 Southlands House

GV II

House, now divided. Late C18 with C19 extensions and extensive C20 restoration. Whitewashed render with hipped slate roofs largely obscured by parapets. 2 storeys and mezzanine with plat band over ground floor, cornice over first floor. Three bay entrance front, with C20 glazing bar sash window to left in mezzanine, C20 casements to centre and right. Glazing bar sash windows in architrave surrounds with raised panel and apron behind in first floor outer bays. Casement doors, with flanking casement windows, under flat hood to centre of first floor. C20 casements in outer bays of ground floor with raised architrave surrounds and flat hoods over. Central closed 3 bay portico with fluted Doric pilasters and casement window infill under flat hoods;flanking central pedimented and bracketed door. Left hand return front: 3 bays to right, 4 bay recessed centre and two bays to left. 2 storeys and mezzanine, plat bands over ground floor, corn.ice over first floor. Central entrance with further entrance to left.

Listing NGR: TQ3811250774

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Recommended Books

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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version