Betteshanger House

Betteshanger, near Deal

Kent

England

Start Date: 1856

Completion Date: 1886 w/circa 1893-94 alterations and additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

House & Family History: Betteshanger, originally a square house of 1829, was added to by George Devey, circa 1856, for Lord Northbourne.
Garden & Outbuildings: The Stable Court of 1893-99 is extant.
Architect: George Devey

Date of Birth: 1820
Date of Death: Nov 4, 1886
Nationality: British
Notes: Devey, who was a nephew of Augustus Egg, began independent practice circa 1840. Devey was frequently employed by the Rothschild family on their Buckinghamshire estates.

Date: 1856-86
Designed: House for Sir Walter James, 1st Lord Northbourne.

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Title: Buildings of England: North East and East Kent, The
Author: Newman, John
Year Published: 1969
Reference: pg. 136
Publisher: London: Penguin Books
ISBN: NA
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II

Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Sir Walter James, 1st Lord Northbourne, 19th century.

Current Ownership Type: School

Primary Current Ownership Use: School

Ownership Details: Today Northbourne Park School
House Open to Public: No
Phone: 01304-611-215

Fax: 01304-619-020

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.northbournepark.com

Historic Houses Member: No

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