Monument record TQ 76 SW 27 - Archbishops Palace, Halling

Summary

The Archbishop's Palace for the Bishop of Rochester at Halling was built in 1077, and rebuilt in 1184. Bishop Hamo De Hethe repaired and enlarged the palace between 1322 and 1337. In 1715 the remains of the palace comprised the chapel, hall and gateway. Little is now thought to remain: parts of the west wall and windows survive as well as walls to east of Church of St. John the Baptist. Much of the palace was reportedly removed during construction of the cement works behind the present church in c.1760. The roof of the chapel of the Bishop's Palace was destroyed around 1780-1790. Part of the hall was converted into a dwelling house and the chapel was used as part of the cement works. The chapel has also now been destroyed - the whole of that particular area is said to have been demolished for ballast. From 1749, the parishes of Birling and Snodland shared a workhouse with Luddesdowne and Halling (Hitchcock, 1985). It occupied the former Bishop's Palace at the south side of Ferry Road, Halling

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 7057 6387 (80m by 88m) Centred on
Map sheet TQ76SW
County KENT
Civil Parish HALLING, MEDWAY, KENT
Unitary Authority MEDWAY

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Lawson-Price Environmental, 1996, Specification for Archaeological & Historical Landscape Baseline Studies: Holborough (Unpublished document). SKE7127.

Lawson-Price Environmental, 1996, Specification for Archaeological & Historical Landscape Baseline Studies: Holborough (Unpublished document). SKe7127.

Alan Ward, 2008, An Archaeological Drawing Survey of the Bishop's Palace, Halling, Kent (2 vols) (Unpublished document). SKE15796.

Kent Gardens Trust, 2015, The Kent Compendium of Historic Parks and Gardens for Medway: Bishops Palace, Halling (Unpublished document). SKE31401.

<1> O.S. 1/2500 1939 (OS Card Reference). SKE47779.

<2> Beauties of Kent 1827, p.140. (OS Card Reference). SKE37618.

<3> Kentish Pilgrim Lane, 1925 140-2, (W.C. Finch) (OS Card Reference). SKE45971.

<4> Biblio. Topo. Brit. vol.1 (1780-90), No.VI, pt.1, pp.27-8, Illust. (OS Card Reference). SKE37652.

<5> Dom.Archit.England pt.2 1859, p.304. (OS Card Reference). SKE41470.

<6> Rev. O.N.B. 1939 p.18 (Rev. E.E. Crawford) (OS Card Reference). SKE49226.

<8> F2 CFW 19-JUN-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE43260.

<9> Bldgs of Eng West Kent and the Weald 1980 314 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38064.

<10> DOE (HHR)City of Rochester Upon Medway 1986 19 (OS Card Reference). SKE40671.

<11> DOE (IAM) SAMS 1988 Kent 16 (OS Card Reference). SKE40767.

<12> Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 27 - November, 1951 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4187.

<13> Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 27 - June, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE4188.

<14> Wessex Archaeology, 2010, Bishop's Palace Halling, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report (Unpublished document). SKE16353.

<15> Keevill Heritage Consultancy, 2010, The Bishop's Palace, Halling, Medway, Kent, NGR TQ 7054 6390: A Conservation Statement for the Valley of Visions Landscape Partnership (Unpublished document). SKE16354.

<16> Wessex Archaeology, 2011, Bishop's Palace Halling, Kent: Archaeological Watching Brief Report (Unpublished document). SKE17358.

<17> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

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  • --- Unpublished document: Alan Ward. 2008. An Archaeological Drawing Survey of the Bishop's Palace, Halling, Kent (2 vols).
  • --- Unpublished document: Kent Gardens Trust. 2015. The Kent Compendium of Historic Parks and Gardens for Medway: Bishops Palace, Halling.
  • --- Unpublished document: Lawson-Price Environmental. 1996. Specification for Archaeological & Historical Landscape Baseline Studies: Holborough.
  • --- Unpublished document: Lawson-Price Environmental. 1996. Specification for Archaeological & Historical Landscape Baseline Studies: Holborough.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: O.S. 1/2500 1939.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Beauties of Kent 1827, p.140..
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Kentish Pilgrim Lane, 1925 140-2, (W.C. Finch).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Biblio. Topo. Brit. vol.1 (1780-90), No.VI, pt.1, pp.27-8, Illust..
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Dom.Archit.England pt.2 1859, p.304..
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Rev. O.N.B. 1939 p.18 (Rev. E.E. Crawford).
  • <8> OS Card Reference: F2 CFW 19-JUN-59.
  • <9> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng West Kent and the Weald 1980 314 (J Newman).
  • <10> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR)City of Rochester Upon Medway 1986 19.
  • <11> OS Card Reference: DOE (IAM) SAMS 1988 Kent 16.
  • <12> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 27 - November, 1951.
  • <13> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 76 SW 27 - June, 1959.
  • <14> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2010. Bishop's Palace Halling, Kent: Archaeological Evaluation Report.
  • <15> Unpublished document: Keevill Heritage Consultancy. 2010. The Bishop's Palace, Halling, Medway, Kent, NGR TQ 7054 6390: A Conservation Statement for the Valley of Visions Landscape Partnership.
  • <16> Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2011. Bishop's Palace Halling, Kent: Archaeological Watching Brief Report.
  • <17>XY Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #351 Archbishpos palace, ]

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Related Events/Activities (5)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: A Drawing Survey of the Bishop's Palace, Halling, Kent (2 vols) (EKE10148)
  • Intrusive Event: Archaeological evaluation of Bishop's Palace, Halling (EKE10628)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Condition assessment of the Bishops Palace, Halling (EKE11664)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Conservation statement of Bishop's Palace, Halling (EKE10629)
  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief at Bishop's Palace, Halling (Ref: 74731) (EKE11634)

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Aug 3 2021 5:08PM