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Monument details

Summary

Bourne Park House (E 18th c) Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1701 to 1701

Monument Types

• HOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1701 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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(TR 18105313) Bourne House (NAT) (1) Bourne Park House (Formerly listed as Bourne Park), Bourne Park Road. Grade I. Originally called Bourne Place. The present building was built by Sir Anthony and Dame Elizabeth Aucher in 1701 on the site of an older building of which the original owners were the Bourne Family.A large rectangular mansion of 2 storeys, attic and basement in red brick with hipped tile roof and wooden moddillion eves cornice. (For full description see list). (2) Additional bibliography. (3-6)

Description from record TR 15 SE 224:
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5273 BISHOPSBOURNE BOURNE PARK ROAD (west side)
Bourne Park House (formerly listed as Bourne Park) TR 1853 22/132 29.9.52
I GV
2. Originally called Bourne Place. The present building was built by Sir Anthony and Dame Elizabeth Aucher in 1701 on the site of an older building of which the original owners were the Bourne family. A large rectangular mansion of 2 storeys, attic and basement in red brick with hipped tile roof and wooden modillion eaves cornice. The entrance front has 13 windows and 6 dormers. The central portion of 5 windows projects slightly with a pediment over containing a Venetian attic window. Windows with stone keystones and hung sashes with glazing bars. Stone stringcourse and rusticated quoins to each of the 3 sections. The wings have 3 dormers each with pediments, the centre of each group of 3 having a segmental pediment, the outer ones triangular. Central doorway with fluted Ionic pilasters, curved pediment containing a cartouche and door of 8 fielded panels at the head of 8 steps edged by a stone wall which is continued in brick in front of the basement forecourt interspersed with stone piers. The west or garden front is similar without the basement forecourt or the central doorway and has only 5 dormers, all with triangular pediments. The north and south fronts have 4 windows each, the north front having a small porch. The interior was altered in 1848, but contains a good C18 staircase, panelling and ceilings. Country Life articles, Volume 51, page 602 and 636. Listing NGR: TR1812353136 (11)

<1> OS 1:10000 1975 (OS Card Reference). SKE48160.

<2> Country Life 51 602 636 (OS Card Reference). SKE39440.

<3> DOE(HHR) Dist of City of Canterbury Kent Mar 1980 37 (OS Card Reference). SKE40913.

<4> BOE NE and E Kent 1983 145-146 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38217.

<5> Arch Cant 41 1929 181-185 (WH Godfrey) (OS Card Reference). SKE35097.

<6> Arch J 126 1969 227-8 (MJ Craig) (OS Card Reference). SKE36542.

<7> Country Life 51 602-9 36-44 (OS Card Reference). SKE39441.

<8> Country Life 96 816-19 860-4 (OS Card Reference). SKE39465.

<9> Country Life 119 1436 (OS Card Reference). SKE39391.

<10> Country Life 121 143 photo (OS Card Reference). SKE39393.

<11> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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