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History
Restoration House was originally two medieval buildings (1454 and 1502–22) with a space between.
They were joined together in 1640-1660 (tree ring data from roof) by inserting a third building between the two, to create a larger house.
The first owner of the completed house was Henry Clerke, a lawyer and Rochester MP. Clerke caused further works in 1670, the refacing of the entrance facade, the Great Staircase and other internal works.
The house was then bought by William Bockenham. It was owned by Stephen T. Aveling in the late 19th century, and he wrote a history of the house which was published in Vol. 15 of "Archaeologia Cantiana".
The house was purchased for £270,000[7] by the English entertainer Rod Hull, in 1986, to save it from being turned into a car park; and he then spent another £500,000 restoring it.
It was taken by the Receiver in 1994 to cover an unpaid tax bill.
The current owners over the past decade have uncovered decoration schemes from the mid 17th century, which reveal the fashionable taste of the period, much influenced by the fashions on the continent.
Charles Dickens
According to the biographer John Forster, the novelist Charles Dickens, who lived nearby, used Restoration House as a model for Miss Havisham's Satis House in Great Expectations; the name "Satis House" belongs to the house where Rochester MP, Sir Richard Watts, entertained Queen Elizabeth I - it is now the administrative office of King's School, Rochester.
My version of Pixel Packing Mama's: www.flickr.com/photos/delina/16551495/in/pool-90604013@N00/
I multiplied the layer, Hand colored most of photo, used blur tool on car. This is a low resolution photo so it's hard to do much with it. But I'll be glad to restore a higher resolution version for you PPM.
Yes, those are suicide doors. And it looks like the 1937 Buick my father had when I was very young.
Getting the crown moulding up was a challenge...of course nothing is plumb in a 110 year old house!!!
Researchers with Virginia Sea Grant and VIMS are collaborating with local fishermen in an effort to restore Chesapeake Bay's sturgeon population. Their efforts include transporting James River sturgeon to a spawning facility in Maryland Here, Dr. Chris Hager nets a sturgeon from its temporary home in the York River.