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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. ==History== It was designed by C.F.A. Voysey. Voysey had a signature heart shape on the door of every home, but Wells did not want a heart shape, so a heart shape was replaced by a spade shape. Wells and his wife's two sons were born here. While living at Spade House he wrote books such as Kipps, Tono-Bungay and Ann Veronica. The house was Grade 2 * listed on 11 March 1975 as part of a group of houses (including Endcliffe House, St Paul's Vicarage, Sea Lady House, East Cliff House and Vicarage Cottage, all on Radnor Cliff Crescent).〔http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-175410-spade-house-sandgate-kent〕 and is now occupied by the "Wells House" nursing home.〔http://www.192.com/atoz/business/folkestone-ct20/nursing-homes/wells-house/d403f9e8e63629ecb7fe76656c460e0722d0b1f9/ml/〕 At the entrance is an ornate nameplate and a blue plaque from the Sandgate Society, commemorating the link to Wells. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spade House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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