TQ 4453 36/1346 WESTERHAM Goodley Stock (East Side) Squerryes Court (Formerly listed as Squerries Court) 10.9.54. I Built in 1681 by Sir Nicholas Crisp, a wealthy Guinea merchant. In the early C18 it was acquired by John Warde, the ancestor of the present owners. Squerryes Court is one of the finest examples of a Renaissance manor house and stands in landscaped park with ornamental lake in front and gazebo on summit of hill opposite. The estate stretches over a wide area to the south of Westerham and includes a number of farmhouses etc, listed elsewhere. Squerryes Court is a rectangular building with a typical Queen Anne type of red brick elevation. 2 storeys, projecting moulded cornice with modillions, steep hip slate roof with pedimented gable end dormers. Symmetrical elevation with centre pedimented projection and C19 projecting stone porch with columns and entablature. C19 sash windows in exposed moulded frames with vertical and horizontal sash bars. Flat arches over windows of rubbed red headers. End brick pilasters at corners. Stone plinth and brick band. Dormers with square paned casements. Circular window in centre of pediment. Inside, original plan much altered and staircase removed in mid C19 to form large entrance hall with Roman Doric screen. Some original dado panelling and enriched doors and windows; also some plaster cornices and original fireplace surrounds. Historic Associations. The Warde family have owned Squerryes for the last 2 centuries and one of them, John Warde, was famous as the "Father of Fox Hunting". The house contains a valuable collection of paintings. Listing NGR: TQ4411453406.