Rustic Seat in Grounds of Redwood at Tq 522451 is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 November 1990. Garden feature.

Rustic Seat in Grounds of Redwood at Tq 522451

WRENN ID
ruined-steeple-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 November 1990
Type
Garden feature
Address
Rustic Seat in Grounds of Redwood at Tq 522451, B2176, Penshurst
OS grid reference
TQ 521 449
Coordinates
51.18397, 0.17589
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The rustic seat, built between 1810 and 1830 by William Wells, is located in the grounds of Redwood. This timber-framed structure has five sides forming an octagon, with five rustic poles connected by weatherboarding on a brick plinth. The exterior is covered in heather, and the roof is thatched, featuring a wooden carved finial topped with a 20th-century metal weathervane. Inside, there is a slatted seat with scalloped edges and brick pairing. This seat is one of several garden features on the former Redleaf estate, which is listed on the English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens for Kent.

Local climate

Rustic Seat in Grounds of Redwood at Tq 522451 receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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