Leacon Hall

Leacon Hall, Warehorne, Kent, England, is a grade II* listed building constructed for Thomas Hodges in 1708.[1][2][3][4]

Leacon Hall
The associated Oast House

Description

The house remains on a low hill called The Leacon. Hodges has got two little windows built into the roof.[5] The house has 8,288 square feet of living space consisting of reception hall, four banquet halls, seven further rooms and three restrooms. Pevsner has described the house as ‘a perfect example of a Queen Anne house’, seen from a distance, Leacon Hall at Warehorne in Kent looks every inch ‘a country house in miniature’,[6]

References
  1. Historic England. "LEACON HALL (1185579)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. "The house the smuggler built", Mark Bridge, Bricks & Mortar, in The Times, 26 June 2015, p. 2.
  3. Lonsdale, Sarah (15 February 2005). "Queen Anne is alive and well". Daily Telegraph.
  4. "Savills | Warehorne, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2JX | Property for sale". Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. Churchill, Penny (25 January 2016). "Superb country house with land in Kent". Country Life.
  6. Churchill, Penny (25 January 2016). "Superb country house with land in Kent". Country Life.

51.0627°N 0.8338°E / 51.0627; 0.8338


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