Penshurst Place

British  

/ ˈpɛnzhɜːst /

noun

1. a 14th-century mansion near Tunbridge Wells in Kent: birthplace of Sir Philip Sidney; gardens laid out from 1560

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Example Sentences

The ever-present Great Hall is here more grand and lofty than that of Charlecote, though it has not the appearance of as great antiquity as the one at beautiful Penshurst Place.

From John and Betty's History Visit by Williamson, Margaret

The most famous scion of this Kentish house was above all things, the moral and intellectual product of Penshurst Place.

From Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning by Clarke, Helen Archibald

In carved ebony, part of Indo-Portuguese suite at Penshurst Place, with Flemish folding chair.

From Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time by Litchfield, Frederick

When Mary Tudor was Queen of England, and after she had become the wife of Philip II. of Spain, there was born at "Penshurst Place," in the valley of the Medway, the immortal Philip Sidney.

From With Spurs of Gold Heroes of Chivalry and their Deeds by Greene, Frances Nimmo

Having chosen their cards, they all walked through the little church-yard, with its ancient yew trees, and out into a field from which they could see Penshurst Place itself.

From John and Betty's History Visit by Williamson, Margaret