Description

TQ 82 SE PEASMARSH DEW LANE

15/719 Peasmarsh Place

GV II

Former manor house, now residential house for the elderly. Core of 1616 with early
C19 alterations almost entirely concealed by refacing and remodelling by Sir Edwin
Cooper in 1937 for Lord Davenport on earlier foundations, possibly of a C12 house
known to have been built on the site. Neo-Georgian style, red brick with stone
dressings and tiled roof. 2 storeys roughly L-shaped with 3 parallel ranges.
West elevation of 5 bays. Parapet with stone coping partly concealing hipped roof.
First floor has 2 end 'oeil de boeuf' windows and 3 12-paned sashes with horns
and wooden shutters. Ground floor has 4 similar windows. Florid Neo-Georgian
central doorcase with open pediment, 2 columns with fluted capitals and 2 pilasters.
Deeply carved fruit and floral swag over semi-circular fanlight. Double 6 panelled
doors. Doorcase flanked by sidelights. Stone plaque above with crest of Davenport
family. 2 brick chimneystacks. South elevation has 11 windows including l'oeil
de boeuf window on first floor left end and 2 lancets below. Other windows are
10, 12 and 15-pane sashes with shutters including 2 3-light canted bays through
2 floors at ends. Ground floor has 2 French windows. East elevation has 5 12-
paned sashes with horns and shutters. Interior contains early C19 service staircase
with mahogany handrail, 2 stick balusters to each tread and turned newel post.
Otherwise interior features are by Sir Edwin Cooper. Entrance hall has early C18
style panelling, cornice with ovolo moulding, dado rail, moulded skirting boards
and 6 fielded panelled doors. Moulded round-headed arch with wreath to hall corridor
Wooden fireplace of early C18 type with deep mantlepiece with eared architraves
with rosettes and panel with floral swag. Glazed screen by Sir Edwin Cooper
separating front door and entrance hall. Hall corridor has ceiling of octagonal
coffered panels and, 4 roundels with wreaths to walls and pedimented door surround.
Staircase hall has round-headed arch with wreath and large well staircase with
glazed roof above having 2 turned balusters to each tread and oak handrail
terminating in spiral newel post. Dado rail. Drawing Room has brought in late
C18 Adam style wooden fireplace with rams heads, rosettes and swags. Boudoir has
brought in late C18 wooden fireplace with 3 panels of swags and rosettes. 01d
foundations reported under dining room but not visible at time of survey. c1850
the property was bought by Charles Liddell, a brother of Lord Ravensworth and an
engineer who was a pupil of George Stevenson. It was at Peasmarsh Place that his
niece, Alice Liddell, first heard the stories later published as 'Alice's Adventures
in Wonderland'. Lewis Carroll was a frequent visitor to-the house.

Listing NGR: TQ8846521804

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26511860

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