Preston Hall, Aylesford
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Preston Hall, Aylesford
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: Unknown
"Hard to love" was Pevsner's verdict. The materials, ragstone and pale Caen stone, are rather insipid and the detail ponderous. By John Thomas, 1849-57, for Edward Ladd Betts. Grade II listed. In front is one of two statues, also by Thomas, depicting a lion grappling with a python. Grade II listed. At the time of the photo, which is uncertain, I believe this was a hospital, and now it is a nursing home.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.295363
Longitude
0.476797