Historic houses · South East England
The Salutation, Sandwich
The Salutation, Sandwich — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
The Salutation, Sandwich is a Grade I-listed building in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Salutation is a grade I listed house in Sandwich, Kent, England. It was designed and built by Edwin Lutyens in a Queen Anne style in 1911–12, as a weekend home and country retreat for members of the Farrer family. It was one of the first 20th-century buildings to be given a grade I listing, in 1950. Other structures in the grounds received a grade II listing in 1986. It has been described by Nigel Jones as "the perfect house that many in Britain aspire to own", and by Arthur Stanley George Butler as "Sir Edwin's supreme rendering of the full Georgian idiom … This very perfect work establishes itself as a high peak in Sir Edwin's achievement". Following restoration, it operated as a hotel and restaurant from 2017. It went into liquidation in 2020.
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Background
History
Henry Farrer, son of solicitor Sir William Farrer, commissioned Sir Edwin Lutyens to design and build the house in 1911–12. It was occupied by Henry and his two brothers (all bachelors) William (also solicitor, like Henry and their father) and Gaspard Farrer (a partner at Barings Bank). Lutyens also build a town house for the brothers at 7 St James's Square, and renovated the premises of the law firm Farrer & Co in Lincoln's Inn Fields. After the death of Henry Farrer, the house was inherited by his brother Gaspard. Following Gaspard's death in 1948, it was bought by sculptor Leonard Harold Robert Byng. It was sold in 1977 and run as a plant nursery. Items on the house were published in…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2744, 1.3444
- County
- Kent
- District
- Dover
- Parish
- Sandwich
- Postcode
- CT13 9EN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
Sources
- wikidata: Q16934432 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Salutation, Sandwich (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Salutation, Sandwich?
- The Salutation, Sandwich is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT13 9EN), in the parish of Sandwich.
- Is The Salutation, Sandwich a listed building?
- The Salutation, Sandwich is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to The Salutation, Sandwich?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CT13 9EN. It sits within the Herne Bay and Sandwich parliamentary constituency.