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This volume covers buildings as different as the modernist suburb of New Ash Green and the
ragstone sobriety of Knole, originally the Archbishop's palace and little altered since its 17th
century remodelling. West Kent has notable domestic buildings of all periods, from the timber-framed 'Wealden' house to the Palladian masterpiece of Mereworth Castle and Philip Webb's Red
House built for William Morris, the Arts-and-Crafts house par excellence. The Norman castle
and cathedral at Rochester make an unforgettable pairing, while Hildenborough church is but one
of many delights in an area unusually rich in Victorian church architecture. The elegant
townscape of Tunbridge Wells and the Georgian dockyards at Chatham further demonstrate the
breadth of building to be found in this area.
