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Kit Martin

Kit Martin CBE is a British architectural designer and country house property developer. He is the son of Sir Leslie Martin, Professor of Architecture at the University of Cambridge.

Projects
Kit Martin's country house developments include (in date order): England • Gunton Hall, Gunton Park, Norfolk, 1980, estate into 20 dwellings, one becoming Martin's own home; new boathouse in 2004 • Hazells Hall (or Hasells/Hassells), Bedfordshire, 1981–82, into 8 houses and 4 apartments • Dingley Hall, Northamptonshire, early 1980s, into 7 houses and 3 apartments • Callaly Castle, Northumberland, 1986–87 • Burley House, Rutland, 1993–98, into 6 apartments, estate into 22 dwellings • Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire, 1996–2000, estate into 53 dwellings • Maristow House, Devon, 1996–2000 Note: Ecton Hall in Northamptonshire, converted by Hertfordshire building company Period Property Investments Plc in 1986–89 into 12 apartments (plus 7 existing and 9 new estate dwellings), may have involved Martin, but this is unconfirmed. Scotland • Cullen House, Aberdeenshire, 1983, into 6 houses, estate into 14 dwellings • Keith Hall, Aberdeenshire, 1984–86 • Tyninghame House, East Lothian, 1987–89 • Formakin House, Renfrewshire, 1988–99, estate converted into 17 dwellings Other projects include: • St Nicholas Royal Naval Hospital, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, 1996–97 == Books ==
Books
• The Country House: To Be or Not to Be (1982) with Marcus Binney, Save Britain's Heritage, , . • Chatham Historic Dockyard: Alive or Mothballed (1984) with Marcus Binney, Save Britain's Heritage, , . == References ==
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