Chevening House - Southern Grounds
Chevening, also known as Chevening House, is the official residence of the Foreign Secretary.
The house was bequeathed to the Nation by the 7th and last Earl Stanhope and is managed by a body of trustees. The 115-room mansion, situated near a lake in a 3,500-acre estate, is located near Sevenoaks, Kent. The estate is private and secure. All security details have been specifically excluded from the pictures.
There are eight collections covering (a) Chevening House, the main buildings; (b) The Lake; (c) The Private Gardens and Maze; (d) The Southern Grounds; (e) The Chatham Vase; (f) Northern Farmland and the Keyhole; (g) Estate Cottages; and (h) St Botolphs Church.
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The Long Walk, Chevening Estate. 02.06.2002.
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A monument (no inscription) on the Long Walk, Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 10687
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The Long Walk, Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 10692
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The Long Walk, Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 9606
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The Long Walk, Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 9607
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The Stream adjacent to the Long Walk, Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 10694
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The Stream adjacent to the Long Walk, Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 10693
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The Stream adjacent to the Long Walk, Chevening Estate. 02.06.2002
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The Stream adjacent to the Long Walk, Chevening Estate. 02.06.2002
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The Stream adjacent to the Long Walk, Chevening Estate. 02.06.2002
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A monument (no inscription) on the Long Walk, Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 10695
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A monument (no inscription) on the Long Walk, Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 10696
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The Long Walk curves around the southern foot of the Chevening lake. 22.06.2014 10697
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Looking south over outlying parts of the Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 10700
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Looking south over outlying parts of the Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 10715
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Sheltered walks within hedges lead from the lake up into the outer parts of the gardens.
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Sheltered walks within hedges lead from the lake up into the outer parts of the gardens. 22.0.2014 9667
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Sheltered walks within hedges lead from the lake up into the outer parts of the gardens. 22.0.2014 9668
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Roof covering Roman Tombstones presented to General James Stanhope (afterwards 1st Earl Stanhope) by the Municipality of Tarragona in Spain, about 1708. 22.06.2014 10728
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Roman Tombstones presented to General James Stanhope (afterwards 1st Earl Stanhope) by the Municipality of Tarragona in Spain, about 1708. 22.06.2014 9638
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Roman Tombstones presented to General James Stanhope (afterwards 1st Earl Stanhope) by the Municipality of Tarragona in Spain, about 1708. 22.06.2014 10729
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There are a large selection of trees within the gardens. 22.06.2014 10730
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Sheltered walks in outlying parts of the Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 9630
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Sheltered walks in outlying parts of the Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 9631
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Sheltered walks in outlying parts of the Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 9632
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A monument (no inscription) on a sheltered walk in an outlying part of the Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 9635
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A monument (no inscription) on a sheltered walk in an outlying part of the Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 10718
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Sheltered walks in outlying parts of the Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 10719
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Sheltered walks in outlying parts of the Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 10720
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Sheltered walks in outlying parts of the Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 10722
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Sheltered walks in outlying parts of the Chevening Estate. 22.06.2014 10723
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Cherry Trees planted on Good Friday 1986 by Sir Geoffrey and Lady Howe in memory of their dog Budget, 1978 - 1985, who shared with them the joys of Chevening. 22.06,2014 9669
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Planted by HRH The Prince of Wales, 25.04.1977, to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth. Presented by the Kent Branch of The Men of Trees. 22.06.2014 9673
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A low wall within a ditch prevents farm animals from entering the more formal gardens at Chevening. 22.06.2014 9675
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