Walls and Steps to the Buddha Garden Immediately East of Nizel's House is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1990. Garden feature. 2 related planning applications.
Walls and Steps to the Buddha Garden Immediately East of Nizel's House
- WRENN ID
- solitary-mullion-harvest
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1990
- Type
- Garden feature
- Address
- Walls and Steps to the Buddha Garden Immediately East of Nizel's House, Nizels Lane, Hildenborough
- OS grid reference
- TQ 550 491
- Coordinates
- 51.2206, 0.21906
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Walls, steps, and four statues on pedestals. These features date to the early 20th century and were likely built at the same time as the remodelling of Nizels House. They are constructed from brick and stone, with stone steps and statues.
The formal, square Buddha garden sits directly in front of, and to the east of, the main block of Nizels House, placed on a terrace overlooking more open garden land. A flight of steps leads down from the Buddha garden to a lower level. The garden contains clipped yews and rose bushes. A statue formerly stood in the centre but was stolen. The retaining walls of the terrace are constructed from stone rubble with low brick walls above the garden, curving down on the east, north, and south sides. Four stone pedestals are positioned within the garden, one on each side, each with a small Buddha statue facing the centre of the garden.
The Buddha garden contributes significantly to the setting of Nizels House and is part of an Edwardian garden combining formal and informal elements.
Local climate
Walls and Steps to the Buddha Garden Immediately East of Nizel's House 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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- Sale history — 6 transactions since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
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