Historic houses · South East England
Shorncliffe Lodge
In or near Sandgate.
Shorncliffe Lodge — house in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK.
Helmut Zozmann — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Folkestone West · 1.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Shorncliffe Lodge, the nearest railway station is Folkestone West, located 1.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is CT20 3AT. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Shorncliffe Lodge 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. Owned by Aline Caroline de Rothschild. Wikidata describes it as: "house in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.0746°, 1.1426°.
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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
Shorncliffe Lodge in Sandgate, Kent, was a well appointed weekend house that belonged to Edward Albert Sassoon and Aline Caroline de Rothschild. It was sold in 1912 by Philip Sassoon to fund the purchase of land on which he built Port Lympne Mansion.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The property was purchased in 1912 following Edward Sassoon's successful election in a by-election at Hythe, Kent, a constituency previously represented by Meyer de Rothschild from 1859 to 1874. The area had established associations with the Rothschild family, who were connected with a number of properties along the Undercliff at Sandgate, Kent. Sassoon’s in-laws had owned property in the area since the early nineteenth century, using it as a staging point for couriers and carrier pigeons communicating with the Continent. The parents of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes resided at Shorncliffe Lodge. In 1921, the Freemasons' Lodge of St Mark No. 6969 was established at the property. In…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.0746, 1.1426
- County
- Kent
- District
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Parish
- Sandgate
- Postcode
- CT20 3AT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Nearest railway station
- Folkestone West — 1.4 km
- Official site
- www.sandgatemasonichall.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q20055554 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Shorncliffe Lodge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shorncliffe Lodge?
- Shorncliffe Lodge is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode CT20 3AT), in the parish of Sandgate.
- What is Shorncliffe Lodge?
- Shorncliffe Lodge — house in Sandgate, Kent, England, UK.
- How do I get to Shorncliffe Lodge?
- The nearest railway station is Folkestone West, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode CT20 3AT.
- Who owns Shorncliffe Lodge?
- Shorncliffe Lodge is owned by Aline Caroline de Rothschild.
- Is Shorncliffe Lodge a listed building?
- Shorncliffe Lodge is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Shorncliffe Lodge a protected site?
- Yes — Shorncliffe Lodge is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Shorncliffe Lodge?
- The nearest railway station is Folkestone West, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CT20 3AT.