Port Lympne Mansion

Port Lympne
Port Lympne
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Former namesBelcaire
General information
TypeCountry House
Architectural styleCape Dutch architecture
Town or cityLympne
CountryUnited Kingdom
Construction started1913
ClientPhilip Sassoon
LandlordThe Aspinall Foundation
Technical details
MaterialRed Brick
Design and construction
Architect(s)Herbert Baker, Philip Tilden and others
DesignationsGrade II* listed

Port Lympne, at Lympne, Kent is an early 20th-century country house built for Sir Philip Sassoon, 3rd Baronet by Herbert Baker and Philip Tilden. Completed after the First World War. Following Sassoon's death in 1939 it was bequeathed with its contents, including cars and planes, to Hannah Gubbay, his cousin. It was abandoned after the Second World War. In 1973, it was purchased by John Aspinall as part of an expansion of his Port Lympne Zoo. The house is a Grade II* listed building as of 29 December 1966.[1]

  1. ^ Historic England. "Port Lympne House (1344207)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 May 2013.