Dane Court

Dane Court is a large house, originally built in 1724 for Major Richard Harvey, and significantly extended between 1765 and 1776 for Michael Hatton, with later alterations after 1818 by the Rice family. The house is constructed of red brick with plain tiled roofs. It comprises two rectangular blocks set at right angles, together with extensive rear wings.

The entrance facade features a stone plinth, a moulded plat band, and coved eaves to a hipped roof with three hipped dormers, and stacks positioned to the left and right. A large, projecting, single-storey central porch has a plinth, parapet, and iron balustrade. Five glazing bar sash windows are present on the first floor, each with a moulded key stone, the central window being larger and with a segmental head. The ground floor has a glazing bar sash window either side of the porch, one in each side of the porch and a pair of round-headed niches within the porch itself. The central door consists of six raised and fielded panels, topped with a semi-circular fanlight within a moulded and keyed semi-circular panelled surround featuring an Ionic surround with a full frieze and pediments. To the right is the return elevation of a mid-18th century extension, matching the main facade in detail but of larger proportions with two blank windows on each floor and a hipped dormer. The main elevation mirrors this detailing, with a stone plinth, moulded plat band, coved eaves cornice to a hipped roof with three dormers and stacks to the centre and rear left and rear right. Five keyed glazing bar sashes appear on each floor. A pedimented surround frames a glazed door at the right, with a glazing bar sash window on either side, set within a 19th or 20th century, single-storey connecting wing to outbuildings. These outbuildings, likely originally stables or a coach house, are of one storey with a hipped roof and cupola, featuring a central brick pediment and four keyed glazing bar sashes. A wall ramps up several times, extending approximately 20 metres to the right. Extensive rear wings are present, with some converted into flats, including a water tower.

Inside, the house features moulded panelling, shouldered door surrounds, and plain moulded and neo-classical fireplaces in the later 18th century wing. Dane Court represents the principal residence of the old parish of Tilmanstone.