| Bourne Park House | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates | 51°14′08″N 1°07′24″E / 51.23560°N 1.12322°E |
| Built | 1704 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Bourne Park House |
| Designated | 21 September 1960[1] |
| Reference no. | 1298969 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Ice House at Bourne Park House |
| Designated | 15 January 1986[2] |
| Reference no. | 1085727 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Bridge in the grounds of Bourne Park House |
| Designated | 21 September 1960[3] |
| Reference no. | 1085728 |
  Location of Bourne Park House in Kent | |
Bourne Park House is a Queen Anne style country house on Bourne Park Road, between Bishopsbourne and Bridge near Canterbury in Kent. Built in 1701, it has been listed Grade I listed on the National Heritage List for England since 1954.[1] An 18th century red brick ice house and a bridge that spans the Nailbourne that feeds the lake in the grounds of Bourne Park are both Grade II listed.[2][3]
Originally known as Bourne Place, the present house was commissioned by Elizabeth Aucher, the widow of Sir Anthony Aucher. Built in place of an existing building belonging to the Bourne family, it is large red brick rectangular mansion of two storeys with attic and basement and a hipped tile roof. There is a 13 bay frontage, of which the central 5 bays project surmounted by a pediment containing a Venetian window. The interior, altered in 1848, contains a good 18th-century staircase, panelling and ceilings.
The house is surrounded by parkland of which all but the adjacent 3.6 hectares (9 acres) are now separately owned. Notable features of the gardens are the 18th-century lime avenue, the yew walk and fine examples of Wellingtonia and cork oak. Some trees were lost in the storm of October 1987. There is also a private cricket ground, known historically as Bourne Paddock.[4]
Bourne Park is a site for ongoing archaeological research by the University of Cambridge. Several reports have been published to describe findings which include both archaeological features and artefacts. The evidence suggests usage of the area dating from the Bronze Age. The earliest artefact found is an Iron Age silver coin and there have been numerous findings associated with Roman Britain.[5]
- ^ a b Historic England. "Bourne Park House (1298969)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Ice House at Bourne Park House (1085727)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ a b Historic England. "Bridge in the grounds of Bourne Park House (1085728)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Bourne Park, Bishopbourne, Canterbury, England". Parks and Garden. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Wallace, Lacey M.; Mullen, Alex; Johnson, Paul (October 2014). "Bourne Park (Bishopsbourne) Geophysical Survey 2013 Results" (PDF). University of Cambridge. Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge. Retrieved 12 June 2018.