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Underdown House
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Grade II* listed building · Historic England

Underdown House

Listed Grade II* since 195175 years · Grade II* is the next 5.8% of England’s listed buildings

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

★ Then & now

Underdown House, c. 1907 and today

Drag across to compare. The two views aren’t taken from exactly the same spot.

Underdown House today
Underdown House, c. 1907
c. 1907Today

c. 1907: Photo: Fred C. Palmer · Public domain. Today: Photo: Storye book · CC BY 3.0.

About

About Underdown House

Underdown House is one of 1 Grade II* listed buildings in Herne and about 22,127 in England. It was listed on 29 September 1951. It stands in the Eddington, Herne Bay conservation area, designated in 1989. Within 400 metres are 7 other listed buildings. We have 1 public-domain view of it from before 1950.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1084951↗

Grade II* is for particularly important buildings of more than special interest, about 5.8% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

In old photographs

1 old view of Underdown House

Public domain, made before 1950, from 1907. Tap one to see it full screen.

Fred C Palmer Underdown House Eddingtonc. 1907
Fred C Palmer Underdown House Eddington

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Visit

Finding Underdown House

Herne

Around it

3 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

More like it

Grade I and II* houses near Herne

Within 25 miles, with a photo.

Questions about Underdown House

Is Underdown House listed?

Yes. Underdown House is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1084951), first listed on 29 September 1951.

Can you visit Underdown House?

Many listed buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.

Is Underdown House in a conservation area?

Yes, the Eddington, Herne Bay conservation area, designated in 1989.

Are there old photos of Underdown House?

Yes: 1 public-domain view from before 1950, on this page.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it. Photos: Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, credited above, copied to our own server. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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