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370:. The Tower was already a Listed Building, having been listed on 17 April 1951. Now the entrance gateway and lodges of the Castle still stand - a heavy Gothic presence on the street - as does the Stable Court with two turreted pavilions, which are all in private ownerships, and new homes have been built in the grounds.
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January 2011, it was announced that the tower had been compulsorily purchased by Tonbridge and Malling District Council; the council sold it to the Vivat Trust for £1. Restoration of the tower, including the replacement of the lantern commenced in February 2011, with completion then scheduled for
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428:. The latter granted £2,000,000 of the estimated £4,000,000 restoration cost. After restoration, the tower offered holiday accommodation, with public exhibition space on the ground floor. On 24 February 2011, Hadlow Castle was transferred to the Vivat Trust.
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February 2013, making it the tallest folly in the United Kingdom. In October 2013, the restoration of the tower was recognised when the Vivat Trust and the Save Hadlow Tower Action Group (SHTAG) won a
338:. A 40 feet (12 m) octagonal lantern was added in 1840 and another smaller tower was added in 1852. This was dismantled in 1905. Walter Barton May died in 1858 and the estate was sold. Subsequent owners were Robert Rodger, JP,
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Angel Award. Work was completed on the interior; the exhibition centre in the tower was open on
Thursdays from May to October. Visits are organised by SHTAG. In September 2014, it was shortlisted for the 2014
366:. The unoccupied castle changed hands several times after the Pearsons left, and was demolished in 1951, except for the servants' quarters, several stables and the Coach House, which was saved by the painter
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441:. Following the collapse of Vivat Trust, the tower was offered for sale in May 2016. In 2017 the tower was sold to a private individual for £425,000. The tower was re-listed for sale in 2020 with
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inherited the estate in 1823, and another inheritance in 1832 from his wife's family. He added a 53 m (175 ft) octagonal tower in 1838, the architect was
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782:"A Message from Hadlow Tower Stewards"
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866:. Hadlow: Hadlow Historical Society.
662:"Hadlow Tower - Saved for the Nation"
406:Tonbridge and Malling borough council
268:was an 18th-century country house in
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864:Hadlow Castle, a Short History
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685:KoS Your Tunbridge Wells
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249:Design and construction
244:53 m (175 ft)
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852:The Kent Village Book
599:"Vivat Trust website"
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336:George Ledwell Taylor
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668:24 February
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552:"The Tower"
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171:Coordinates
120:May's Folly
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806:29 January
730:21 October
561:23 October
449:References
360:Home Guard
299:51°13′25″N
233:Demolished
181:51°13′25″N
983:Dene Park
971:Buildings
751:6 October
609:17 August
556:The Tower
344:Tonbridge
302:0°20′16″E
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