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Monument details
HER Number: | TQ 55 SW 147 |
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Type of record: | Listed Building |
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Name: | WICKHURST MANOR |
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Summary
Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1066 to 1975. Medieval Manor-house
Grid Reference: | TQ 5173 5124 |
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Map Sheet: | TQ55SW |
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Parish: | SEVENOAKS WEALD, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- MANOR HOUSE (Medieval to Modern - 1066 AD to 2050 AD)
Full description
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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5280 SEVENOAKS WEALD WICKHURST ROAD
Wickhurst Manor TQ 55 SW 46/1140 10.9.54.
II*
2. Most of the house is C19 or modern but the core is a mediaeval stone hall. Open roof with octagonal crown post and?truss intact. C16 panelling in parlour; and more panelling (possibly imported) in present dining room. Other imports and restorations include a fireplace with carved stone surround of circa 1600; and a C17 staircase with spiral twist balusters. From outside, the old hall part is of coursed rubble masonry with tiled roof. Freestone dressings to windows with long mullions and transoms, restored in C19. Probably C14 stone doorway with carved and moulded jambs and ogee arch. Listing NGR: TQ5173751249 (1)
Description from record TQ 55 SW 8 :
(TQ 51745125) Wickhurst Manor (NAT) (2) 5280 SEVENOAKS WEALD WICKHURST ROAD Wickhurst Manor TQ 55 SW 46/1140 10.9.54. II* 2. Most of the house is C19 or modern but the core is a medieval stone hall. Open roof with octagonal crown post and truss intact. C16 panelling in parlour; and more panelling (possibly imported) in present dining room. Other imports and restorations include a fireplace with carved stone surround of circa 1600; and a C17 staircase with spiral twist balusters. From outside, the old hall part is of coursed rubble masonry with tiled roof. Freestone dressings to windows with long mullions and transoms, restored in C19. Probably C14 stone doorway with carved and moulded jambs and ogee arch. (3-4)
English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
<1> OS 1:2500 1966 (OS Card Reference). SKE48208.
<2> DOE (HHR) Dist. of Sevenoaks R.D., Kent. Jan. 1975 284 (OS Card Reference). SKE40443.
<3> Bldgs of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 518-9 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38013.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | ---XY | Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #31341 Building, ] |
<1> | OS Card Reference: OS 1:2500 1966. |
<2> | OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist. of Sevenoaks R.D., Kent. Jan. 1975 284. |
<3> | OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 518-9 (J Newman). |