Description

SWANLEY COLLEGE ROAD
1.
5280
Gate gate piers, wall
and railings to
Hextable House (part of
North West Kent Teacher'
Training Centre)
TQ 57 SW 1/217
II
2.
These C18 railings and entrance gates are all that remain of Hextable House which
was demolished soon after the war. These consist of 2 square red brick piers,
the left are now truncated to a height of about 6 ft, the right are about 8 ft
high and having a moulded stone cornice. Stone band a few inches above ground
level. Central stone step. Between these piers are wrought iron spear railings
to a height of about 7 ft reinforced by intermediate spear railings about 18 ins
in height and a central round-headed cast iron gate with elaborate scrolled
decoration. (The whole is now covered in wisteria). The gate is flanked by piers
with iron finials. To the right is a brick wall about 3 ft in height surmounted
by iron spear railings. There is a round-headed gate and another square brick
pier about 10 ft in height with stone cornice. Included for good C18 ironwork
and for historical interest as the last remaining portion of Hextable House.

Listing NGR: TQ5145270060

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26532140

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)