- Restoration House
Restoration House in Rochester,
Kent , is a fine example of an Elizabethan mansion.It is so named because the restored King Charles II stayed there in 1600 on his way to reclaim England's throne.
The novelist Charles Dickens, who lived nearby, used it as a model for Miss Havisham's
Satis House in "Great Expectations" (although the name 'Satis House' was taken from another grand local house - that of SirRichard Watts MP).The house was purchased by the English entertainer
Rod Hull , of Rod Hull and Emu fame, in the late 1980s unfortunately he went bankrupt renovating it and the house was repossessed.Robert Tucker and his partner are the current owners and over the past decade have restored the house and added period features.
Although essentially a private home, the house is open to the public during the summer (see below for opening times). The house is complemented by some notable gardens, which are open to the public on the same days as the house is open.
Opening Times: 29th May to 26th September 2008. Thursdays & Fridays - 10:00am to 5:00pm. (Also open on Saturday 31st May)
External links
* http://www.restorationhouse.co.uk/
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