Listed Building record TQ 56 NE 165 - FRANKS HALL

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1591 to 2050. House constructed in 1591 opposite a 13th century moated house which was then used as a pigeon house. It comprises a three-storey building with a tiled roof. A gazebo was also constructed in 1591. The stables were added in the 19th century.

Location

Grid reference TQ 5550 6782 (point)
Map sheet TQ56NE
County KENT
Civil Parish HORTON KIRBY AND SOUTH DARENTH, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> OS 6" 1936 (OS Card Reference). SKE48337.

<2> Trans Dartford District Ant Soc No 2 1932 32-34 (OS Card Reference). SKE50644.

<3> Horton Kirby 1857 9 MS notes (E Cresy) (Copy in Dartford Borough Library) (OS Card Reference). SKE44180.

<4> MHLG Schedule Dartford HLG 3541 1952 (OS Card Reference). SKE47171.

<5> F1 ASP 12-JUL-60 (OS Card Reference). SKE42070.

<6> F1 ASP 15-JUL-60 (OS Card Reference). SKE42122.

<7> F2 ASP 28-AUG-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43182.

<8> DOE (HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks Kent Oct 1982 64 (OS Card Reference). SKE40323.

<9> Moated Sites Res Gp 6 1979 (ed J Bond) (OS Card Reference). SKE47249.

<10> The Buildings of England W Kent and the Weald 1980 336-7 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE50221.

<11> Franks a country seat of the sixteenth century illustrated in the nineteeth century 1984 (C Latham) (OS Card Reference). SKE43442.

<12> Field report for monument TQ 56 NE 20 - July, 1960 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2887.

<13> Field report for monument TQ 56 NE 20 - August, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2888.

<14> Maggie Henderson, 2014, Franks Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent: Archaeological Interpretive Survey (Unpublished document). SKE29674.

<15> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

Sources/Archives (15)

  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1936.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: Trans Dartford District Ant Soc No 2 1932 32-34.
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Horton Kirby 1857 9 MS notes (E Cresy) (Copy in Dartford Borough Library).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: MHLG Schedule Dartford HLG 3541 1952.
  • <5> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 12-JUL-60.
  • <6> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 15-JUL-60.
  • <7> OS Card Reference: F2 ASP 28-AUG-64.
  • <8> OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks Kent Oct 1982 64.
  • <9> OS Card Reference: Moated Sites Res Gp 6 1979 (ed J Bond).
  • <10> OS Card Reference: The Buildings of England W Kent and the Weald 1980 336-7 (J Newman).
  • <11> OS Card Reference: Franks a country seat of the sixteenth century illustrated in the nineteeth century 1984 (C Latham).
  • <12> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 56 NE 20 - July, 1960.
  • <13> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 56 NE 20 - August, 1964.
  • <14> Unpublished document: Maggie Henderson. 2014. Franks Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent: Archaeological Interpretive Survey.
  • <15>XY Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #30395 Building, ]

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Related Monuments/Buildings (13)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Franks Hall, Horton Kirby, Kent: Archaeological Interpretive Survey (Ref: 2014130) (EKE13414)

Record last edited

Apr 13 2021 11:21AM