Historic houses · South East England
Spade House
Spade House — house in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Folkestone West · 1.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Spade House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.0747°, 1.1525°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Spade House, (now Wells House), is a large mansion overlooking Sandgate, near Folkestone, in southeast England. It was the home of the science fiction writer H. G. Wells from 1901 to 1909. Designed by C. F. A. Voysey, it is a Grade II* listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The house was designed by C. F. A. Voysey, and extended in 1903. Voysey included a signature heart shape on the door of every home he designed, but Wells rejected this in favour of a spade. H.G. and Catherine Wells' two sons were born here, and while living at Spade House Wells wrote books including Kipps, Tono-Bungay and Ann Veronica. The house has been Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England since March 1975. It is now occupied by the "Wells House" nursing home.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0747, 1.1525
- County
- Kent
- District
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Parish
- Sandgate
- Postcode
- CT20 3AA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Established
- 1899
- Nearest railway station
- Folkestone West — 1.1 km
- Official site
- www.creativefolkestone.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7572770 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Spade House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Spade House (1).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Spade House?
- Spade House is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT20 3AA), in the parish of Sandgate.
- When was Spade House built?
- Built or established in 1899.
- Who owns Spade House?
- Spade House is owned by Privately owned.
- Is Spade House a listed building?
- Spade House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Spade House a protected site?
- Yes — Spade House is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Spade House?
- The nearest railway station is Folkestone West, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT20 3AA.