Quebec House

(National Trust property) Westerham Kent.

General James Wolfe spent the first eleven years of his life at Quebec House. His parents rented the house, then known as Spiers, in 1726 and James was born a year later. Hidden behind a high brick wall, the square building has three distinctive gables on each side and is built of mellowed brick and Kentish ragstone. The house was already 200 years old when the Wolfe family moved in. A single mullioned Tudor window survives but it was bricked up when the main staircase was built in the late 17th century. Although many alterations were made to the house in the 18th and 19th centuries these have been swept away and the building has been returned to its 17th century appearance.The low ceilinged, panelled rooms contain memorabilia relating to his family and career and the Tudor stable blockhouses an exhibition about the battle of Quebec (1759).

Please Note: The property is administered and maintained on the trust's behalf by a tenant and visits are by written appointment only. For more information ring 01892 890651 (National Trust regional office).