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The Chestnuts

A Grade II Listed Building in Guildford, Surrey

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.2336 / 51°14'0"N

Longitude: -0.5724 / 0°34'20"W

OS Eastings: 499765

OS Northings: 149231

OS Grid: SU997492

Mapcode National: GBR FCK.L3C

Mapcode Global: VHFVN.1876

Plus Code: 9C3X6CMH+C2

Entry Name: The Chestnuts

Listing Date: 1 May 1953

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1295249

English Heritage Legacy ID: 288880

ID on this website: 101295249

Location: Guildford, Surrey, GU1

County: Surrey

District: Guildford

Electoral Ward/Division: Holy Trinity

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Guildford

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Surrey

Church of England Parish: Guildford Holy Trinity and St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Guildford

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Description




SU 9949SE GUILDFORD CASTLE HILL
(North East Side)

8/18 No 3 (The Chestnuts)
1/5/53

II

House. Circa 1865. Red/browm brick with low pitched hipped slate roofs. Three
storeys over basement with end stacks. Three bay regular front with three 12-
pane and margin light, cambered-head glazing-bar sash windows to first and second
floors under gauged-brick heads. Two 12-pane ground floor windows, one either
side of central parapeted porch with door of six panels in margin lights and
under fan-traceried over-light. Two windows in basement storey. Two storey late
C19 pent roofed extension to left with C20 fenestration and door. Single storey
ribbed roof extension to right. The Revd. Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) lived
here and died in the house on 14 January 1898.

Photographs in: N.M.R.
M ALEXANDER: GUILDFORD AS IT WAS (1978).


Listing NGR: SU9976449236

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