Quebec House
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Quebec House is the birthplace of General James Wolfe
on what is now known as Quebec Square in Westerham
, Kent
. The brick home is located in residential neighbourhood surrounded by historic homes and more modern 20th Century housing.
It is named after his victory at the Battle of Quebec, and the house's coach-house contains an exhibition on the battle and on Wolfe's life. The house itself contains memorabilia on Wolfe's birth at the house on 2 January 1727, and his life and death. The coach house contains artifacts relating to the battle.
Located near the intersection of Vicarage Hill, Bradsted Road and Hosey Hill, a blue plaque along the outer brick wall marks the entrance of the Wolfe's home.
The house was originally built in the 16th century and named Spiers, though it was rebuilt in the 18th and 20th centuries.
James Wolfe
Major General James P. Wolfe was a British Army officer, known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over the French in Canada...
on what is now known as Quebec Square in Westerham
Westerham
Westerham is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, in South East England with 5,000 people. The parish is south of the North Downs, ten miles west of Sevenoaks. It covers 5800 acres . It is recorded as early as the 9th century, and was mentioned in the Domesday Book in a...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. The brick home is located in residential neighbourhood surrounded by historic homes and more modern 20th Century housing.
It is named after his victory at the Battle of Quebec, and the house's coach-house contains an exhibition on the battle and on Wolfe's life. The house itself contains memorabilia on Wolfe's birth at the house on 2 January 1727, and his life and death. The coach house contains artifacts relating to the battle.
Located near the intersection of Vicarage Hill, Bradsted Road and Hosey Hill, a blue plaque along the outer brick wall marks the entrance of the Wolfe's home.
The house was originally built in the 16th century and named Spiers, though it was rebuilt in the 18th and 20th centuries.
External links
- National Trust - Quebec House
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