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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 44 NE 14 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Winkhurst farm |
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Summary
Medieval timber-framed house with later alterations. It stood in the middle of the site for the new Bough Beech Reservoir, so was re-erected at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Sussex, in 1969. It was the first building at the museum.
| Grid Reference: | TQ 549 149 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ51SW |
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| Parish: | SUNDRIDGE WITH IDE HILL, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
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Monument Types
- HOUSE (HOUSE, Medieval to Modern - 1500 AD to 1969 AD)
Full description
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Medieval timber-framed house with later alterations. It stood in the middle of the site for the new Bough Beech Reservoir, so was re-erected at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Sussex, in 1969. It was the first building at the museum.
Dendrochronology dating of two sets of timbers in storage following deconstruction. Not certain which refers to Little Winkhurst or Winkhurst Farm (TQ 44 NE 14). Date ranges of 1498-1508 and 1540-1550. (1)
Historic England archive material: BF031827 WINKHURST FARM, SUNDRIDGE WITH IDE HILL
<1> Vernacular Architecture Group, ADS Dendrochronology Database, Vol. 15, Pg. 69 (Website). SKE17391.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1>XY | Website: Vernacular Architecture Group. ADS Dendrochronology Database. Vol. 15, Pg. 69. [Mapped feature: #74115 Building, ] |
