Chiddingstone Castle is a Grade II* listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1975. A Late Georgian Castle. 2 related planning applications.
Chiddingstone Castle
- WRENN ID
- deep-belfry-evening
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 January 1975
- Type
- Castle
- Period
- Late Georgian
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
In the entry for CHIDDINGSTONE CHIDDINGSTONE CORNER
6/234 Chiddingstone Castle
the grade should be amended to read II*
----------------------------------------- 1. 5280 CHIDDINGSTONE CHIDDINGSTONE CORNER Chiddingstone Castle TQ 4945 6/234
II
- C17 house, altered and extended in Cl8. Gothicised circa 1800. Further Gothicising took place after 1829, done by Henry Kendal (designs exhibited Royal Academy 1838). Main north front of 3 storeys 5 windows. Coursed freestone with corbelled battlements. Square towers at left; and octagonal towers flanking centre bay. Windows in chamfered reveals under hoodmoulds, some with modern bars and some with wooden tracery. In centre and on ground floor windows stone-mullioned with tracery. Centre traceried double door in many-chamfered arch. Back view shows clear distinction between 2 periods of Gothicising. The earlier part has pointed windows with wood tracery bars; the later square headed windows with stone tracery. Inside several C17 features remain, notably staircase (although with Cl8 balusters inserted) and panelling. Large archaeological and Oriental collections on display. Formerly the home of the Streatfeild family.
Listing NGR: TQ4983145126
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