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Monument details

Summary

Grade II listed building. Main construction periods 1600 to 1732. Garden terraces to the south of Chilham Castle. Built of red brick in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

Monument Types

• TERRACE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1600 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TR 0653-0753 CHILHAM
7/45 Terraces to south of Chilham Castle
GV II
Garden Terraces. Late C17, early C18. Red brick. Flight of 3, approx 7' high, 30 yards in length, joined at either end by flights of brick and stone steps with ball finials and urns to balustrades. Contemporary. 30 yards further south, c C17 terrace wall approx. 12' high. The uppermost terrace wall extends round to east in front of the entrance front of house, enclosing forecourt with statuary on corner piers and large urns to centre either side of flight of 3 steps.
Listing NGR: TR0671453441 (1)

Garden terraces to the south of Chilham Castle. Built of red brick in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Flight of three, approximatley 7 inches high and 30 yards in length, joined at either end by flights of brick and stone steps with ball finials and urns to balustrades. Thirty yards further south is a terrace wall approximately 12 inches tall. The uppermost terrace wall extends round to the east in front of the front entrance to the house. (2)

Historic England archive material:BF008781 CHILHAM CASTLE, CHILHAM

<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> Thacker, C., 1987, Register of parks and gardens of special historic interest in England: part 24 (Kent) (Article in serial). SWX7605.

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