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Petham House

A Grade II Listed Building in Petham, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2197 / 51°13'10"N

Longitude: 1.0427 / 1°2'33"E

OS Eastings: 612572

OS Northings: 151123

OS Grid: TR125511

Mapcode National: GBR TYT.DFL

Mapcode Global: VHLGT.1L2T

Plus Code: 9F33629V+V3

Entry Name: Petham House

Listing Date: 13 September 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1260412

English Heritage Legacy ID: 440846

ID on this website: 101260412

Location: Petham, Canterbury, Kent, CT4

County: Kent

District: Canterbury

Civil Parish: Petham

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

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Description


The following building shall be added to the list:-

TR 1251 PETHAM BROADWAY
(south east side)

37/10002 Petham House

- II


Large villa. Built c1850 by Robert Palmer Browne for Thomas Henry Mackay. Italianate style.
Stuccoed with hipped slate roof and 9 tall stuccoed chimneystacks. Main house is of 2 storeys
and semi-basement with L-shaped service wing, formerly 2 storeys but now reduced in height
to one. North or entrance front of 3 bays, the central projecting with massive porte-cochere.
Bracket eaves cornice. Sashes with verticals only in moulded architraves with ears and feet, the
central lst floor window tripartite and the ground floor windows having cornices and panelled
aprons beneath attached to plinth. Porte-cochere has deep modillion cornice with corner
brackets and keystone with carved hand grasping dagger. To right is section of one bay with
round-headed window. Garden front has 6 windows, including 3 in full-height canted bay to
right and section to left has one casement window. Original fittings include well staircase with
anthemion motif balusters and column principals in cast iron, elaborate cornices, doorcases with
architraves including paterae and fireplaces.


Listing NGR: TR1257251123

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