Listed Building record TQ 75 NE 21 - Allington Castle

Summary

There is documentary evidence for an earthwork castle (motte and bailey?) erected in Stephen's reign and demolished in 1175. Stephen de Penchester was granted a licence to embattle his manor house here in 1281. The new stone castle is apparently in the corner of the original bailey. The castle was mentioned in 1340-41 and was described as being in bad condition in 1398-9. In the early 16th century Sir Henry Wyatt built the two-storeyed range that divides the courtyard into two unequal parts and a half-timbered block against the south-east corner of the curtain wall. The castle was a ruin in 1905. It was then acquired by Sir Martin Conway and by 1929, with W D Caröe as architect, was adapted into a usable home with scholarly restorations. These included the battlements, hall and the range that continues round to the gatehouse. The site remains in use as a private residence. Summary from record TQ 75 NE 709: Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1100 to 1929

Location

Grid reference TQ 7522 5790 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ75NE
County KENT
District MAIDSTONE, KENT
Civil Parish MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT

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<1> O.S. 1:1250 1956 (OS Card Reference). SKE47793.

<3> Arch. Cant. 28, 1909, 337-62 (plans, illusts.) (Sir W. M. Conway) (OS Card Reference). SKE36993.

<4> F1 ASP 06-MAR-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41963.

<5> DOE (HHR) Dist of Maidstone Area Kent 2 8 74 16-17 (OS Card Reference). SKE40281.

<6> Allington Castle Guide 1983 (OS Card Reference). SKE32999.

<7> F2 MJF 13-AUG-86 (OS Card Reference). SKE43342.

<8> Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 20 - March, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3791.

<9> Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 20 - March, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3792.

<10> Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 20 - August, 1986 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3793.

<11> Untitled Source, Arch South East Field Survey Report 1997 (Unpublished document). SKE6451.

<12> Untitled Source, Arch South East WB Report 1997. (Unpublished document). SKE6451.

<12> Archaeology South-East, 1997, An Archaeological Watching Brief at Allington Castle, Maidstone, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE6655.

<13> Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders, 2001, Kent's Defence Heritage (Unpublished document). SKE6956.

<14> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<15> Susan Pittman, 2011, Elizabethan and Jacobean Deer Parks in Kent (Monograph). SKE32115.

<16> DR W E ST J FINNY (Collection). SKE6526.

<17> DR W E ST J FINNY (Collection). SKE6526.

<18> Not Given (Collection). SKE6507.

<19> Not Given (Collection). SKE6507.

<20> Archaeology South-East, 1997, An Archaeological Watching Brief at Allington Castle, Maidstone, Kent (Unpublished document). SKe6655.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: O.S. 1:1250 1956.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. 28, 1909, 337-62 (plans, illusts.) (Sir W. M. Conway).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 06-MAR-64.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of Maidstone Area Kent 2 8 74 16-17.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Allington Castle Guide 1983.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: F2 MJF 13-AUG-86.
  • <8> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 20 - March, 1964.
  • <9> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 20 - March, 1964.
  • <10> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 75 NE 20 - August, 1986.
  • <11> Unpublished document: Arch South East Field Survey Report 1997.
  • <12> Unpublished document: Arch South East WB Report 1997..
  • <12> Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 1997. An Archaeological Watching Brief at Allington Castle, Maidstone, Kent.
  • <13> Unpublished document: Victor Smith and Andrew Saunders. 2001. Kent's Defence Heritage.
  • <14>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #19190 Castle, ]
  • <15> Monograph: Susan Pittman. 2011. Elizabethan and Jacobean Deer Parks in Kent.
  • <16> Collection: DR W E ST J FINNY.
  • <17> Collection: DR W E ST J FINNY.
  • <18> Collection: Not Given.
  • <19> Collection: Not Given.
  • <20> Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 1997. An Archaeological Watching Brief at Allington Castle, Maidstone, Kent.

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  • Intrusive Event: Allington Castle Watching Brief (Ref: 598) (EKE4924)

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Record last edited

Jul 5 2021 5:05PM