Listed Building record TQ 66 NE 132 - THE DAIRY, COBHAM HALL

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Built in the mid 1790s.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6833 6861 (point)
Map sheet TQ66NE
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish COBHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 66 NE COBHAM
5/34
22.6.82 The Dairy,
Cobham Hall
II*
Circa 1790. Small Gothick structure by James Wyatt and now in a dilapidated condition. Brick clad in stucco and Penrhyn slates - one of the few remaining examples to show Wyatt's patent slating method. Two storey structure, set within a vaulted, single storey cloister on 3 sides, the cloister comprising pointed arches with plaster vaulting and with a solid walled portion at each end with pyramidal roof and pointed windows. The room inside the cloister was of the height of 2 storeys and was lit by 3 clerestorey windows on the north and south sides.
Listing NGR: TQ6797468916
(1)

Built in the mid 1790s as part of the 4th Earl of Darnley's modernisation of the estate. The dairy was removed from the house but remained visible and was clearly intended to be seen and visited. Account records document the payment for painting the window glass of the dairy. The dairy fell into disuse around 1900.

A cowshed was built adjacent to the dairy in 1798 for milking purposes. (2)


<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

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 English Heritage, 2002, Historical Account, Cobham Hall Estate, Part 2: The Gardens and Inner Grounds (Unpublished document).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

<3> Pucell, 2017, Cobham Dairy, The Landmark Trust, Heritage statement incorporating design and access statement (Unpublished document). SKE53007.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <2> Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2002. Historical Account, Cobham Hall Estate, Part 2: The Gardens and Inner Grounds.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Pucell. 2017. Cobham Dairy, The Landmark Trust, Heritage statement incorporating design and access statement.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: A survey and historical research on Cobham Hall gardens and grounds (EKE11891)

Record last edited

Oct 26 2022 2:31PM