Dower House is a Grade II* listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 August 1952. House. 2 related planning applications.

Dower House

WRENN ID
stranded-copper-pearl
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Country
England
Date first listed
1 August 1952
Type
House
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Dower House is a house built around 1690, likely representing the near-complete rebuilding of an earlier structure from the same century. It features red brick with blue headers and has a heavily moulded cornice with volute brackets and modillions, concealing lead gutters beneath a hipped tiled roof that includes two hipped dormers. The building has a brick plinth and a plat band, with a slightly projecting central bay that is accentuated by pilaster strips on either side of a central brick panel. The house is two storeys high and consists of seven bays, with glazing bar sash windows that have gauged flat arched heads. There is a modern Corinthian porch at the entrance. The return fronts have four bays, and the west side includes a canted bay on the ground floor to the left. At the rear, there is a single-storey brick wing from the 19th century.

Inside, there is a balustered open-well staircase from around 1700, which has a bracketed modillion cornice in the stair hall. The hall features a 19th-century fireplace, while the drawing room has an early 18th-century wood fireplace and 18th-century panelling. The sitting room also contains an 18th-century fireplace.

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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2002
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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  • Radon risk assessment
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