Lullingstone House

Lullingstone House, located at No. 5 Castle Street, is likely a 17th-century timber-framed building that was refaced in the early 18th century. This house was the residence of Sumner (1606-1669), a historian known for compiling the first Anglo-Saxon Dictionary. The building has two storeys and a basement, with a stuccoed exterior. It features three dormers, a parapet with coping, and a wide modillion cornice, along with an overhang. The front has three sash windows set in moulded architraves, each with cast iron balconettes. There is a plinth, and the central doorcase is flanked by two Tuscan half columns, topped with a keystone and a semi-circular fanlight that has a reeded frieze beneath it, leading to a six-fielded panelled door and three steps. The rear elevation includes a mansard roof with four dormers. Inside, there is an 18th-century staircase with three turned balusters on each step and curved tread ends, along with traces of panelling on the ground floor. Lullingstone House is part of a group with Nos 1 to 9 and Nos 12 to 24 on Castle Street.