Rock Villa is a Grade II* listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1952. House.

Rock Villa

WRENN ID: first-casement-quill
Grade: II*
Local Planning Authority: Tunbridge Wells
Country: England
Date first listed: 20 May 1952
Type: House
Source: Historic England listing

Description

LONDON ROAD 1. 1746 No 85 (Rock Villa) TQ 5839 NW 3/53 20.5.52 II* GV 2. C18. 2 storeys and attics. The front is tile-hung and painted. 3 dormers, the centre one with curved pediment. 3 sashes with glazing bars intact. The centre 1st floor window is round-headed. Porch with thin columns, open pediment and rectangular fanlight to the doorway with geometric tracery. Modern door. A tablet on the house records that Thackeray stayed there in 1860 and wrote "Tunbridge Toys" there. Nos 83 to 85 (consec) form a group.

Listing NGR: TQ5827639704

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