Spade House
Spade House was the home of the science fiction writer H. G. Wells from 1901 to 1909. It is a large mansion overlooking Sandgate, near Folkestone, in southeast England.
Wells at Spade House in 1907.
History
The house was designed by C.F.A. Voysey. Voysey included a signature heart shape on the door of every home he designed, but Wells rejected this in favour of a spade. Wells's two sons were born here, and while living at Spade House Wells wrote books including Kipps, Tono-Bungay and Ann Veronica.
The house has been Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England since March 1975.[1] It is now occupied by the "Wells House" nursing home.[2] At the entrance is an ornate nameplate and a blue plaque from the Sandgate Society, commemorating the link to Wells.
External links
- Spade House on the Sandgate website
- Complete H. G. Wells texts at Gutenberg
- Boerst, William J, World Writers; Time Machine, The Story of H.G. Wells, 2000
References
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