Basic Site Details
| Name: | Lympne Castle |
| City or county: | Kent |
| Country: | England |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Castle | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1907 | Restoration of castle, large new west wing and cottages | ||
| 1910 | Design exhibited | ||
| 1919 | Castle and estate scheduled to be auctioned 10 October 1919 | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| (Sir) Robert Stodart Lorimer | 1910 | Restoration of castle, large new west wing and cottages | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Tennant, Frank | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RSA | 1910 | 374 | |||
| Savage, Peter | 1980 | Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers | Edinburgh: Paul Harris Publishing, 1980 (also paperback ed, London & Edinburgh: Steve Savage, 2005) | p174 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building News | 6 March 1891 | Including a sketch, by Maurice B. Adams, showing the castle before restoration. | ||
| Building News | 3 October 1917 | p277 Descriptive notes and illustration of Great Hall, Castle and estate scheduled to be auctioned | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Lorimer and Matthew Collection | LOR XSD/26 | |