The Bastion is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1989. Bastion. 1 related planning application.
The Bastion
- WRENN ID
- solemn-granite-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1989
- Type
- Bastion
- Address
- The Bastion, Lamberhurst, TN3 8JD
- OS grid reference
- TQ 687 353
- Coordinates
- 51.09251, 0.40889
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bastion is a viewing point built around 1840. It is constructed from sandstone blocks with ashlar dressings and features a D-shaped design with a balustrade. This structure serves as a connection between the garden terrace of Scotney Castle and the landscaped garden below, which contains the old castle. The gardens were designed and laid out by Edward Hussey, with guidance from William Sawrey Gilpin, who also recommended the current location for the new house.
Local climate
The Bastion receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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