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'Loggia' in Encombe garden (C.L.) 20/27 December 1924

13_Encombe & Shorncliffe. The Allen Family.pdf

15_Encombe Ice Well.pdf

19_Encombe Landslip Feb 1893.pdf

19_Encombe Occupiers Over Time.pdf

140_Encombe.pdf

A badly fire damaged interior at Encombe

Aftermath of the terrible fire at Encombe fireman looks dejected October 1978

Another view of the damaged house October 1978

Another watercolour of the drawing room by Porter 1868

Arched walkway (C.L.) 20/27 December 1924

Arches fire damage obvious on ground

Arches showing fire damage undated

Archway on Terrace to garden (Country Life) 20/27 December 1924

Archway terrace viewed from the garden undated

Ariel view of Sandgate esplanade including the Encombe estate where Encombe house once stood taken after the fire of October 1978 dated

Ariel view of Sandgate showing the Encombe House and Estate donated by Alex Todd undated

Ariel view of the Encombe Estate undated

Back view of house from garden undated

Back view of the house from the garden 19.08.1963

Bathroom with windows open to the elements! (C.L.) December 1924

Corner cabinet containing a Religious Figure (C.L.) 20/27 December 1924

Corner of drawing room at Encombe (C.L.) 20/27 December 1924

Countess of Arran nee Winifred Ellen Reilly undated

Covered arched walkway from garden (C.L.) December 1924

Demolitian work at Encombe

Devastation the beautiful arched windows views beyond of the sky October 1978

Dining room complete with very ornate lighting (C.L.) December 1924

Doorway leading to covered terrace (C.L.) 20/27 December 1924

Enccombe Terrace showing pile caps May 1980

Encombe 1957 view of gateway

Encombe House the building before the 'Spanish Style' House undated

Encombe before demolition undated

Encombe summer house tiles dated 10.68

Encombe terrace September 1963

Encombe terrace and steps 15.09.1963

Encombe water colour of original house 1868

F.A.N.Y.s on parade at Encombe WW2

Fine view of 'Spanish' style arches C.L. 20/27 December 1924

Fine wrought iron gates at back entrance of Encombe 20/27 December 1924 (Country Life)

Fire at Encombe house still burning in evening October 1978

Front view of the house circa 1963

Garage & staff block from the west

Garage block lily garden and house from the south west undated

Garage door circa 1963

Garden room with open archways (C.L.) December 1924

Gates from above the upper Loggia

Gates from the lower steps at Encombe

General view from landslip 1967

Gentle sloping garden leading to the very beautiful Encombe House (C.L.) December 1924

George Punnett head gardener for 40 years 1920s - 1960s

Hallway showing ornate bannister railings (C.L.) December 1924

Henry Dawkins one time owner of Encombe undated

Huge fire at Encombe, house burnt down in October 1978

Ice House excavations

Ice House excavations

Ice House excavations

Ice House excavations

Ice House excavations

Interior door at Encombe 5.8.1924

Interior of Drawing Room Encombe (Country Life) 20/27 1924

Ironwork balustrade at Encombe undated

James Morris former owner of the Encombe Estate circa 1970

Looking south east across the Lily Garden

Loss of roof on Encombe at height of the fire 1978

Mabel Russell (an actress) married Ralph Philipson they had Encombe altered in the Mediterranean style

Main bathroom with opening windows and large bathroom cabinet (C.L.) 20/27 December 1924

Main bedroom at Encombe (C.L.) December 1924

Mrs Kathleen Mathilda Bell undated

Opening of pumping station on site of Encombe House (info. given by Reg Turnill) circa 1980s

Ornate bureaux and chair inside Encombe house (Country Life) 20/27 December 1924

Ornate ironwork at window undated

Ornate pillars leading from terrace to garden (C.L.) December 1924

Pathway on the Encombe Estate gatepost on the right

Patrick Allen as General Auchinleck outside Encombe House whilst filming 'Churchill and the Generals' was broadcast by the BBC on 23/9/1979

Paved terrace showing well with chain (C.L.) December 1924

Photo of the old house donated by George Taylor

Pipe laying on Encombe grounds

Rear Courtyard circa 1963

Rear entrance to the house

Rear view of the house after the fire of October 1978

Redvelopment of Encombe estate showing tree lopping 30.01.04

Roadway up to Encombe

Shady terrace garden at Encombe (C.L.) 20/27 December 1924

Side View of Encombe House 19.08. 63

Side view of the fire damaged Encombe with roof completely gone October 1978

Side view of the house from the paved terrace garden (C.L.) 20/27 December 1924

Sir Edward and Sir Philip Sassoon who lived at Shorncliffe Lodge on the Encombe estate undated

Sir Montague Allen who at one time lived at Encombe House with his family (whole story of the family available if interested ask at the Sandgate Society HQ The Old Fire Station in Sandgate High Street).

Small fireplace with beautifully carved mantlepiece above (C.L.) December 1924

Solid and very ornate internal doorway (C.L.) 20/27 December 1924

So sad to see the once lovely Encombe House reduced to this sorry state after the fire of October 1978

South West face of Lily Garden undated

South face of the Lily Garden

South west ccorner with lily garden and pergola beyond

Steps at North West corner of garage block

Terrace at the front of the house undated

Terrace of Archways at Encombe undated

The Dining room with very ornate table and chairs (C.L.) December 1924

The driveway up to the House (C.L.) December 1924

The fire ablaze up to the roof of Encombe house in October 1978

The fire takes hold - the end of Encombe House seems inevitable October 1978

The once beautiful arched windows and doorways destroyed by the fire October 1978

The remains of what was once the Ice House at Encombe undated

The remains of what was once the lovely spanish style Encombe House after the devastating fire of October 1978

The same gates seen from the Upper Logia

The terrace 1970

Two flights of steps to the west of the house

Upper Loggia lost in the cliff fall 6th November 1958

Upper floor landing with ornate pillars and railings (C.L.) 20/17 December 1924

View from the Encombe estate looking west 1868

View of Sea from doorway (C.L.) December 1924

View of garden from terrace C.L. 20/27 December 1924

View of house and garden

View of the pre spanish house undated

View of the remains of the Ice House/Well at Encombe undated

View of the second Encombe House undated

View showing side of Encombe House from the garden 14.09.1963

Watercolour of drawing room by Porter 1868 x2

Watercolour of the house Porter 1868

Water colour of the house and grounds by Porter 1868

Well complete with chain for drawing water in Courtyard (C.L.) December 1924

West and North Tips Encombe 29.6.68

West end from the hillside undated

When land meets sea Encombe from the Porter watercolour series 1868

Wonderful murals on walls of drawing room (C.L.) December 1924

Wonderful view of terrace with lillies in full bloom (C.L.) 20/27 December 1924

Wrought iron stair case inside the house circa 1963