Listed Building: CHAMPION COURT (1343938)

Grade II*
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 1446, 4, 30
Date assigned 27 August 1952
Date last amended

Description

TQ 95 NE NEWNHAM 4/30 Champion Court 27.8.52 II* Hall house, now house, C13, C15, C16 and C19. Timber framed and rendered with applied timbers, and structural flint with plain tiled roofs. Two storeys and hipped roof with gablets and stack to rear centre. Recessed hipped 2 storey extension to right. Three glazing bar sashes on main range, 1 on extension on first floor, with 2 glazing bar sashes and tripartite glazing bar sash on ground floor. Half-glazed double doors to left, in gabled porch. Interior: much altered ceiled hall house (the main range of the main front), with C16 extension, with dragon beams, jetty- brackets, and S light beaded ovolo moulded window, now all internal features. Flint and brick cellar includes C13 recess, with moulded trefoil head, evidence of moulded hood and moulded colonnettes, possibly a piscina to medieval chapel. This was the chief manor of Newnham, home of Fulk de Newenham, founder of Davington Priory (1153). Listing NGR: TQ9558657984

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Sources (1)

  • Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

Map

Location

Grid reference TQ 9558 5798 (point)
Map sheet TQ95NE
Civil Parish EASTLING, SWALE, KENT
Civil Parish NEWNHAM, SWALE, KENT

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Record last edited

Nov 15 2006 6:00PM