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Introduction
Kitley is a large country house in a landscaped park. The present appearance of the house is due to a remodelling by G. S. Repton around 1820-25. The house is set in beautifully landscaped grounds including parkland, close to the creek, overlooking a large ornamental lake.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01752 881555Access contact details
This is a hotel, access may be limited. Please contact before visiting.
Directions
http://www.kitleyhousehotel.com/location.html
Other Websites
- History
Kitley is a large country house in landscaped park. It was the seat of the Bastards, inherited through marriage to the Pollexfens in 1710. The present appearance of the house is due to a re-modelling by G. S. Repton around 1820-5.
The house is set in beautifully landscaped grounds including parkland, close to the creek, overlooking a large ornamental lake (Swete painted a watercolour of it in 1794) divided off from the sea by a dam. There is a thatched garden lodge.
In 1793 Reverend John Swete wrote that Kitley ‘stands in a most beautiful spot, enclosed as it were, by two arms of the Sea, the major part of the track which forms the little headland being covered with woods through which walks are cut that command when the tide comes in, most charming scenery.' White (1850) wrote ‘the large and elegant mansion stands in the picturesque valley about a mile from the village, upon a finely wooded lawn, embellished with terraces and a sheet of water.'
The 1913 and 1920 Ordnance Survey maps show a designed, extensive parkland surrounding the house with a long informal approach from the lodge to the west, several plantations, a rookery and a very large lake (fish pond) with a boat house.
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
- Features & Designations
Designations
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Reference: Kitley
- Grade: I
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Reference: The pair of gate piers, lodge and stable range with coach house
- Grade: II
Local Listing or Building of Local Importance
- Reference: Coastal Preservation Area
Features
- House
- Parkland
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Commercial
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Yealmpton
- References
References
- Pugsley, Steven {Devon gardens : an historical survey} (Stroud: Sutton, 1994) 15, 70, 71 Devon gardens : an historical survey
- Pevsner, N {The Buildings of England: Devon} (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1952) The Buildings of England: Devon
- Gray, Todd {The Garden History of Devon} (Exeter: Exeter University Press, 1995) 133-4 The Garden History of Devon
- Gray, Todd {Devon Country Houses and Gardens} (2001) 180-5 Devon Country Houses and Gardens