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Northbourne Court and Walls Attached

A Grade II Listed Building in Northbourne, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2215 / 51°13'17"N

Longitude: 1.3452 / 1°20'42"E

OS Eastings: 633686

OS Northings: 152236

OS Grid: TR336522

Mapcode National: GBR X1V.BXB

Mapcode Global: VHLGZ.8KHH

Plus Code: 9F3368CW+H3

Entry Name: Northbourne Court and Walls Attached

Listing Date: 13 October 1952

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1237001

English Heritage Legacy ID: 428140

ID on this website: 101237001

Location: Northbourne, Dover, Kent, CT14

County: Kent

District: Dover

Civil Parish: Northbourne

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Tagged with: House Building

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Description


NORTHBOURNE NORTHBOURNE COURT
TR 35 SW
4/26 Northbourne Court
13.10.52 and walls attached

GV II

House. Early and late C18 alteration of C17 core, altered and extended
c.1930. Red brick and plain tiled roof, with flint and rubble in rear
elevation. Two storeys and attic on plinth with plat band, cornice and
parapet to hipped roof with stacks to left, to right and at end right.
Four flat roofed dormers. Six segmentally headed wooden casements on first
floor, and 2 casements to left and 3 French doors on ground floor, with 6
panelled doors to right the top 2 glazed and traceried with traceried semi-
circular fanlight, in panelled and pilastered surround. Two storey canted
bay on left return. Rear elevation with plinth, plat band and modillion
eaves cornice and kneelered gabled projecting wings to left and right, and
central 2 storey gabled stair turret with lozenge traceried windows. The
projecting wing at left especially incorporates older flint and rubble
walling. Interior: Ovolo moulded panelling and raised and fielded
panelling in main rooms. Marble and painted neo-classical fire surrounds.
C20 stair with turned balusters, wreathed and ramped handrail. Newel
backstair. Elliptical pilaster screen to upper stair hall. Some exposed
timber joists and early C18 doors. The interior generally reflects the
various stages of building from the C17 to 1930s. Very extensive cellars.
Walls, attached to left of house. C20 about 8 feet high, and stepped down
at a pier, and terminated after about 20 metres by boarded gate and gate
pier with terracotta vase finial. Wall to right, C18, red brick about
8 feet high, and incorporating 2 gate piers with fine stone vase finials.
About 15 metres in length altogether and terminating at the Great Barn.
The house is either on the site of part of the great mansion built c.1616
for Sir Edwin Sandys and demolished 1750, itself on the site of a grange
of St. Augustine's Canterbury, or else a post 1750 adaptation of outbuildings
associated with the house.


Listing NGR: TR3368652236

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