[TQ 53 71 Sited to Shire Hall Road]. Apparently erected in the latter part of the 16th Century. There was a carved chimney piece bearing the Tudor rose and dated 1591 in the dining room; the beams across the ceiling also had carvings of that period. The name Shire Hall indicates that the house was possibly used as a County Hall. Infortunately the building became very dilapidated and damaged by a fire which demolished all the farm buildings. It was pulled down towards the end of 1912. (1) Additional bibliography. (2) Archive material (3)

<1> Trans Dart Dist Ant Soc 3 1933 28-29 (OS Card Reference). SKE50635.

<2> Arch J 86 1929 111-12 (E Yates) (OS Card Reference). SKE36700.

<3> Historic England, Historic England Archive associated with Shire Hall, Dartford (Archive). SKE53811.