# Kent Ramblers: Walk 14

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## Points of Interest

### Trevereux  House

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A Grade II listed manor, it was gutted by fire in 
						1987 but the Queen Anne fa'ade survived.  It was 
						rebuilt in the 1990s by Richard Stilgoe, a well-known 
						broadcaster, writer and performer who wrote the lyrics 
						for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express.  The 
						fine pond attracts large numbers of waterfowl and the 
						island boasts a splendid duck house with classical 
						columns.

### Octavia Hill

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Although best remembered as a joint founder of the 
						National Trust, Octavia Hill spent much of her life 
						trying to improve living conditions for the poor, 
						especially in the slums of Southwark.  John Ruskin, 
						a formative influence in her life and advocate of the 
						Pre-Raphaelites, bought three slum properties and gave 
						them to Octavia to manage.

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