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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 63 NW 2 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Great Bayhall Manor, Moat and Fishpond, Great Bayhall, Tunbridge Wells |
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Summary
Great Bayhall Manor was rebuilt in the 17th century. It is thought that it began to fall into disrepair at the end of the 18th century and by the early part of the 20th century was a ruin. There is a large fishpond and a moat at the site but this is mutilated. Only the SW arm of the moat and the pond remain water-filled. Nothing remains of the house but a few overgrown footings.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 6236 3941 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ63NW |
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| Parish: | ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- FISHPOND (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD? (at some time))
- HOUSE (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD? (at some time))
- MOAT (Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD? (at some time))
| Protected Status: | Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: GREAT BAYHALL. The moat survives as an earthwork with the building footings visible. |
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Full description
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[TQ 62363942] Great Bayhall [NAT] [Name shown applied to a building on the south west of the remains of a moat surrounding a ruin.] (1) The manor of Bayhall was part of the ancient possessions of the Colepeper family from temp John [Gives details manorial descent.] (2) The greater part of Bayhall was rebuilt in the 17th c. After 1790, the house began to fall into disrepair and by the early part of the present century was a ruin. There is a large fishpond and a moat. (3) Great Bayhall [NAT] Moat [NR]. (4) Bayhall moat, set into a steep hillside, has been badly mutilated by tipping and the NE arm has been completely destroyed; there is no trace of a SE arm along the lower side of the slope and it is uncertain whether one existed here or not. The SW arm and the pond to the S remain water-filled. Nothing remains of the house but a few overgrown footings. Published survey (OS 25") revised. (5) No change. Survey of 14-2-63 still correct. (6)
<1> OS 6" 1938/47 (OS Card Reference). SKE48350.
<2> Hist of Kent 5 1798 264 ff (Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE43989.
<3> Arch Cant 42 1930 173 (Mrs Curtets and Lady Hawley ill'd) (OS Card Reference). SKE35108.
<4> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.
<5> F1 CFW 14-FEB-63 (OS Card Reference). SKE42569.
<6> F2 ASP 20-OCT-69 (OS Card Reference). SKE43141.
<7> Field report for monument TQ 63 NW 2 - February, 1963 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3210.
<8> Field report for monument TQ 63 NW 2 - October, 1969 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3211.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | <1> | OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1938/47. |
| <2> | OS Card Reference: Hist of Kent 5 1798 264 ff (Hasted). |
| <3> | OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 42 1930 173 (Mrs Curtets and Lady Hawley ill'd). |
| <4> | OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961. |
| <5> | OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 14-FEB-63. |
| <6> | OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 20-OCT-69. |
| <7>XY | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 63 NW 2 - February, 1963. [Mapped feature: #11223 Building, ] |
| <8> | Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 63 NW 2 - October, 1969. |
