Description

TR 33 NW & SW LYMPNE ALDINGTON ROAD
(South side)

3 & 6/9 Trojan staircase
about 26 metres
29.12.66 west-north-west of
Port Lympne

GV II

Monumental flight of steps. Circa 1920 in a classical style, by Philip
Tilden for Sir Philip Sassoon. Stone. Broad flight of 125 shallow steps
up hillside, with stone terracing to each side. Lower stages of flight
flanked at intervals by 3 pairs of low, swagged stone plinths with convex
tops, and rams head to each corner. Towards top, steps flanked by
rusticated stone walls, the bases of twin Roman temples which were removed
on Sir Herbert Baker's advice soon after erection. Below each temple base, a
platform formerly containing a cistern, into which extend stone lion masks,
from Verona, spouted water. See also item 3 & 6/8 (Country Life Vol. LIII,
19.5.1923.)

Listing NGR: TR1061635255

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26314245

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014