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Restoration House

Historic house in Rochester, Kent

Historic house in Rochester, Kent

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nameRestoration House
imageRestoration House, Rochester.jpg
captionRestoration House from The Vines
location_countryUnited Kingdom
coordinates
statuscomplete
groundbreaking_date1454
owner*Jonathan Wilmot
public_transit*Rochester Community Hub (Stop N & C) on Corporation Street; 6 minute walk to Restoration House.
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designation1Grade I
designation1_offnameRestoration House including wall and gate piers attached to front
designation1_date24 October 1950
designation1_number
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designation1Grade II
designation1_offnameRemains of summer house in garden 25 metres east of Restoration House
designation1_date2 December 1991
designation1_number
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designation1Grade II
designation1_offnameFlint and diapered brick wall at rear of Nos 1 and 3, East Row
designation1_date23 January 2008
designation1_number
ren_architectRod Hull and subsequent owners
ren_cost£500,000
logoLogo_of_Restoration_House_-_Rochester,_Kent,_England.png
etymologyVisit of King Charles II on the eve of his restoration
locationRochester, Kent
addressRestoration House, 17-19 Crow Lane
materialRed brick, ragstone, and knapped flint
known_forVisit of King Charles II on the eve of his restoration
rooms38
websitehttps://www.restorationhouse.co.uk/
  • Robert Tucker
  • Rochester railway station; 7 minute walk to Restoration House.

Restoration House is an Elizabethan mansion Manor House in Rochester, Kent. It is so named after a vist by King Charles II on the eve of his restoration in 1660.

Charles had landed in Dover on 25 May 1660 and by the evening of the 28th arrived in Rochester. He was received by the Mayor and eventually retired for the night to the home of Colonel Gibbon. The following day Charles continued to London and was proclaimed King on 29 May, his 30th birthday. Although the home of Colonel Gibbon, the property was actually owned by Sir Francis Clerke (he was knighted during the visit), a fact which has led to confusion in the past.

Although it is a private home, the house and garden are open to the public during the summer. The house is protected as a Grade I listed building.

History

Restoration House was originally two medieval buildings (1454 and 1502–22) with a space between. The first owner of the completed house was Henry Clerke, a lawyer and Rochester MP. It was owned by Stephen T. Aveling in the late 19th century, and he wrote a history of the house which was published in Vol. 15 of "Archaeologia Cantiana".

Between the years 1933 to 1978 the home was owned by Mackeys, a Scottish family. They were known for being tight on spending. The building was then sold to William Moreton (sold by Mrs Mackey). Then the house was purchased for £270,000 by the English entertainer Rod Hull, in 1986, to save it from being turned into a car park; It was taken by the Receiver in 1994 to cover an unpaid tax bill.

The current owners over the past decade have uncovered decoration schemes from the mid 17th century, which reveal the fashionable taste of the period, much influenced by the fashions on the continent.

Charles Dickens

According to the biographer John Forster, the novelist Charles Dickens, who lived nearby, used Restoration House as a model for Miss Havisham's Satis House in Great Expectations. The name "Satis House" belongs to the house where Rochester MP, Sir Richard Watts, entertained Queen Elizabeth I; it is now the administrative office of King's School, Rochester.

References

References

  1. (May 2001). "Restoration House Rochester, An Illustrated History and Guidebook". (privately published).
  2. "Restoration House". Garden Visit.
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  4. "Restoration House – Rochester – England – The House". www.restorationhouse.co.uk.
  5. (1999). "Charles Dickens: family history – Google Books". Psychology Press.
  6. Aveling, Stephen T.. (1883). "History of Restoration House, Rochester". Archaeologia Cantiana.
  7. (11 July 2021). "The Patinated Past: At Restoration House in Rochester".
  8. "Restoration House & Gardens Booklet". Ziggurat.
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  10. (1999-03-18). "Obituary: The man behind Emu". BBC News.
  11. Perrone, Pierre. (1999-03-19). "Obituary: Rod Hull". www.independent.co.uk.
  12. "John Forster, "The Life of Charles Dickens" (8)". www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
  13. "King's School Rochester". www.kings-school-rochester.co.uk.
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