Monument record TQ 57 NE 93 - Ingress Abbey, Dartford

Summary

Believed to be the fifth house on the site, the manor having formerly belonged to Dartford Priory and notable families. It was built in 1833 for Alderman James Harmer in a Tudor Gothic style by the architect Charles Moreing. Supposed to have been constructed from stone form the old London Bridge. Eliza Cook the poetess lived here with James Harmer and wrote her famous poems "The Old Armchair" and "O, the green banks may fade" here. In 1920 the abbey was purchased by the Thames Nautical Training College to provide a permanent land base for the college with the cadets living on a retired wooden naval ship moored on the river until the outbreak of WW2 when they were moved onshore to college buildings for the duration. After the war the college continue to run, but with the decline in post-war shipping the college finally close in 1968. The Abbey then became part of the Merchant Navy College until 1999 when it closed. The parkland around the building is now being developed for housing.

Location

Grid reference TQ 59143 75054 (point) Centred
Map sheet TQ57NE
County KENT
District DARTFORD, KENT
Civil Parish SWANSCOMBE AND GREENHITHE, DARTFORD, KENT

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<1> Essex County Council, 2003, Aggregates Levy Survey Industrial Sites, KN871 & 961 (Unpublished document). SKE12009.

<2> AOC Archaeology Group, 1998, Ingress Abbey Greenhithe Kent. An Archaeological Impact Assessment. (Unpublished document). SKE12234.

<3> Tibbalds Monro, 1999, Greenhithe Waterfront. Planning Report to Accompany Ingress Park Historic Landscape Survey. (Unpublished document). SKE12240.

<4> Debois Landscape Survey Group, 1999, Ingress Abbey, Greenhithe, Kent A record of the landscape. (Unpublished document). SKE12236.

<5> Land Use Consultants, 2001, Ingress Abbey, Greenhithe, Kent. Analysis of the Development of the Designed Historic Landscape. (Unpublished document). SKE12241.

<6> AOC Archaeology Group, 2004, Results Of Archaeological Excavation And Recording At Ingress Abbey, Greenhithe, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12239.

<7> AOC Archaeology Group, 1999, An Archaeological Evaluation at Ingress Abbey, London Road, Greenhithe, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12252.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Essex County Council. 2003. Aggregates Levy Survey Industrial Sites. KN871 & 961.
  • <2> Unpublished document: AOC Archaeology Group. 1998. Ingress Abbey Greenhithe Kent. An Archaeological Impact Assessment..
  • <3> Unpublished document: Tibbalds Monro. 1999. Greenhithe Waterfront. Planning Report to Accompany Ingress Park Historic Landscape Survey..
  • <4> Unpublished document: Debois Landscape Survey Group. 1999. Ingress Abbey, Greenhithe, Kent A record of the landscape..
  • <5> Unpublished document: Land Use Consultants. 2001. Ingress Abbey, Greenhithe, Kent. Analysis of the Development of the Designed Historic Landscape..
  • <6> Unpublished document: AOC Archaeology Group. 2004. Results Of Archaeological Excavation And Recording At Ingress Abbey, Greenhithe, Kent.
  • <7> Unpublished document: AOC Archaeology Group. 1999. An Archaeological Evaluation at Ingress Abbey, London Road, Greenhithe, Kent.

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  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

Related Events/Activities (6)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Aggregates Levy Survey: Industrial Sites (EKE8258)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Field Survey at Ingress Abbey, Greenhithe (EKE8549)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Historic Landscape Assessment at Ingress Abbey, Greenhithe (EKE8548)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Report on historical survey at Ingress Abbey, Greenhithe (EKE8551)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Report on history of landscape at Ingress Abbey, Greenhithe (EKE8550)
  • Intrusive Event: Results of Archaeological Excavation and Recording at Ingress Abbey, Greenhithe, Kent. (Ref: INGA 99) (EKE8547)

Record last edited

Sep 27 2018 1:58PM