Salutation, The, Sandwich, England

The following is from the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest.

An early 20th-century formal garden with an architectural structure designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens which has been given additional formal and informal features in the late 20th century.

LOCATION, AREA, BOUNDARIES, LANDFORM, SETTING

The Salutation stands at the eastern end of Upper Strand Street, between Knightrider Street (to the west) and Sandown Road (to the south). On the north side it lies adjacent to the Quay alongside the River Stour. The roughly 1.2 hectare registered site, which is in the form of an east to west rectangle with a triangular projection to the south, lies on level ground and is enclosed along the north, west, and south boundaries by walls of flint, old stone, and brick; these were probably built by Lutyens (listed building description). The east end of the rectangle is enclosed by a raised embankment planted with trees and shrubs. Beyond the site are domestic and industrial buildings of Sandwich including, to the south, St Clement's church.

REFERENCES Used by English Heritage

L Weaver, Houses and Gardens by E L Lutyens (1913), pp 256-60

Country Life, 132 (13 September 1962), pp 564-7; (20 September 1962), pp 650-4; 170 (10 September 1981), p 849; 174 (1 September 1983), pp 506-08

J Newman, The Buildings of England: North East and East Kent (1969), p 436

J Brown, Gardens of a Golden Afternoon (1982), p 110

Maps

OS 25" to 1 mile: 2nd edition published 1898; 3rd edition 1907; 1938 edition 

Description written: August 1998

Edited: February 2004