Listed Building record TQ 66 NE 173 - COBHAM HALL (INCLUDING KITCHEN AND STABLE COURT)

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1584 to 1983. Country house constructed from 1584 with additions of 1587 and 1591. The central block was constructed 1662-72. Later additions were made 1768-1770 and 1771-1773. The tudor style alterations were carried out in 1817-1818. The house has been in use as a school since 1981-82.

Location

Grid reference TQ 68366 68914 (point)
Map sheet TQ66NE
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish COBHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Hazel Basford, 2004, Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War (Unpublished document). SKE31644.

Alan Ward, 2005, An Archaeological Recording Brief at Cobham Hall, Cobham, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE12797.

Roger Cockett, 2018, Research Note 4, The Manor of Cobham Hall (Unpublished document). SKE55270.

<1> O.S. 6" 1939 (OS Card Reference). SKE47830.

<2> Country Life, Vol.15, 1904, pp.906-13 fully illust. (OS Card Reference). SKE39480.

<3> Country Life, Vol.95, 1943, pp.1124-1127. (ChristopherHussey) (OS Card Reference). SKE39481.

<4> Country Life, Vol.95, 1944, p.200. (C. Hussey). (OS Card Reference). SKE39482.

<5> Eng. Homes Period 3, Vol.3, (1558-1649), p.XVIII, 1927, illustr. (H.A. Tipping) (OS Card Reference). SKE41605.

<6> Arch. Cant. Vol.11, 1887, pp.lxv-xc (OS Card Reference). SKE37105.

<7> F1 CFW 07-JUL-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE42469.

<8> F2 CFW 20-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43262.

<9> DOE(HHR) Dist. of Gravesham, Kent. July 1983 1 (OS Card Reference). SKE41121.

<10> Arch J 126 1969 274-276 (J Harris) (OS Card Reference). SKE36571.

<11> Arch Cant 17 1887 373-378 (Scott-Robertson) (OS Card Reference). SKE34760.

<12> Bldgs of Eng West Kent and Weald 1980 231-237 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38100.

<13> Field report for monument TQ 66 NE 13 - July, 1959, Rigold, SE 1958 MS text and copies of Ministry of Works drawings in centre for Kentish Studies, Maid (Bibliographic reference). SKE3501.

<14> Field report for monument TQ 66 NE 13 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3502.

<15> Rigold, SE 1958 MS text and drawings in Centre for Kentish Studies (OS Card Reference). SKE49262.

<16> Untitled Source, Report 1998/80. Tree ring analysis of timbers from the cupola capping of the SE tower at Cobham Hall (Unpublished document). SKE6451.

<17> English Heritage, 1998, Tree- Ring Analysis of Timbers from the Cupola Capping the Sout-East Tower at Cobham Hall, Gravesham/Gravesend, Dendrochronology (Unpublished document). SWX6798.

<18> English Heritage, 2003, Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers from Cobham Hall, Cobham, Kent (Unpublished document). SWX12845.

<19> English Heritage, 2003, Cobham Hall, Kent. Lady Darnley's Garden and The South Pleasure Grounds. Survey Report (Article in serial). SWX12868.

<20> English Heritage, 2002, Historical Account, Cobham Hall Estate, Part 2: The Gardens and Inner Grounds (Unpublished document). SKE17515.

<21> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<22> Roger Cockett, 2018, Research Note 4, The Manor of Cobham Hall (Unpublished document). SKE55270.

Sources/Archives (25)

  • --- Unpublished document: Alan Ward. 2005. An Archaeological Recording Brief at Cobham Hall, Cobham, Kent.
  • --- Unpublished document: Hazel Basford. 2004. Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War.
  • --- Unpublished document: Roger Cockett. 2018. Research Note 4, The Manor of Cobham Hall.
  • <1> OS Card Reference: O.S. 6" 1939.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Country Life, Vol.15, 1904, pp.906-13 fully illust..
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Country Life, Vol.95, 1943, pp.1124-1127. (ChristopherHussey).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Country Life, Vol.95, 1944, p.200. (C. Hussey)..
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Eng. Homes Period 3, Vol.3, (1558-1649), p.XVIII, 1927, illustr. (H.A. Tipping).
  • <6> OS Card Reference: Arch. Cant. Vol.11, 1887, pp.lxv-xc.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: F1 CFW 07-JUL-59.
  • <8> OS Card Reference: F2 CFW 20-OCT-64.
  • <9> OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Dist. of Gravesham, Kent. July 1983 1.
  • <10> OS Card Reference: Arch J 126 1969 274-276 (J Harris).
  • <11> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 17 1887 373-378 (Scott-Robertson).
  • <12> OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng West Kent and Weald 1980 231-237 (J Newman).
  • <13> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 66 NE 13 - July, 1959. Rigold, SE 1958 MS text and copies of Ministry of Works drawings in centre for Kentish Studies, Maid.
  • <14> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 66 NE 13 - October, 1964.
  • <15> OS Card Reference: Rigold, SE 1958 MS text and drawings in Centre for Kentish Studies.
  • <16> Unpublished document: Report 1998/80. Tree ring analysis of timbers from the cupola capping of the SE tower at Cobham Hall.
  • <17> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 1998. Tree- Ring Analysis of Timbers from the Cupola Capping the Sout-East Tower at Cobham Hall, Gravesham/Gravesend, Dendrochronology.
  • <18> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2003. Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers from Cobham Hall, Cobham, Kent.
  • <19> Article in serial: English Heritage. 2003. Cobham Hall, Kent. Lady Darnley's Garden and The South Pleasure Grounds. Survey Report.
  • <20> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2002. Historical Account, Cobham Hall Estate, Part 2: The Gardens and Inner Grounds.
  • <21>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #27116 Manor house, ]
  • <22> Unpublished document: Roger Cockett. 2018. Research Note 4, The Manor of Cobham Hall.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: A survey and historical research on Cobham Hall gardens and grounds (EKE11891)
  • Intrusive Event: Recording brief at Cobham Hall, Cobham (Ref: CH 05) (EKE9079)
  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of Lady Darnley's Garden and the South Pleasure Grounds, Cobham Hall (EWX9146)
  • Intrusive Event: Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers from Cobham Hall, Cobham, Kent (Ref: 50/2003) (EWX9121)

Record last edited

Jan 26 2023 1:10PM