TQ 55 SW 119 - KNOLE HOUSE - Historic Environment Record

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Listed Building record TQ 55 SW 119 - KNOLE HOUSE

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1467 to 1625. Knole is a late 15th century and Jacobean house set in a picturesque Deer Park. Knole was built by Thomas Bouchier and was the seat of Lord Sackville. It was also the birthplace of Vita Sackville-West and the setting for Virginia Woolf’s novel Orlando. The Beatles also filmed the promotional video for "Strawberry Fields Forever" at Knole Park in 1967. These have been widely seen as the first ever pop videos. Knole is also home to a rare collection of Royal Stuart furniture and a number of portraits by the artists Van Dyke, Gainsborough and Reynolds. It has a medieval deer park and woodland; C16/C20 walled formal gardens. possibly on the site of an earlier medieval manor dating to between 1281 and 1456; later it became a Royal Tudor residence. It is constructed of Kentish ragstone, except for a later half timbered addition. King Henry VIII obtained Knole, along with Otford Palace, from Archbishop Cramner in 1532. In contrast to Otford, Knole was a smaller house; and King Henry apparantly intended to reserve it for his personal use when travelling through that area of the country, whilst the bulk of his retinue could stay at Ottford. There has been some debate as to whether Henry VIII had part of the house known as The Green Court added, or if this had in fact been added by one of Cranmer's ecclesiastical predecessors.

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Grid reference	TQ 53968 54189 (point)
Map sheet	TQ55SW
County	KENT
Civil Parish	SEVENOAKS, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District	SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Council for Kentish Archaeology, 1991, Kent Archaeological Review (Article in serial). SKE53717.

Oxford Archaeology, 2007, Knole: Conservation management plan (Unpublished document). SKE53719.

Archaeology South - East, 2009, An Archaeological Watching Brief on Land at Knole Estate (Unpublished document). SKE53723.

<1> Deer Parks of Eng 1892 80-1 (J Whitaker) (OS Card Reference). SKE39703.

<1> OS 6" 1961 (OS Card Reference). SKE48369.

<2> MHLG (1614/11/A May 1949) 34 (OS Card Reference). SKE46930.

<2> Sevenoaks Essays 1931 153-6 (G Ward) (OS Card Reference). SKE49439.

<3> OS 1:10000 1968 (OS Card Reference). SKE48152.

<3> Sevenoaks Essays 1931 153-6 (G Ward) (OS Card Reference). SKE49439.

<4> DOE(HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks RD Kent Jan 1975 33 (OS Card Reference). SKE41037.

<4> F1 ASP 05-AUG-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41936.

<5> Country Life 31 772 826 862 (OS Card Reference). SKE39427.

<5> Deer Parks and Paddocks of Eng 1892 80-81 (J Whitaker) (OS Card Reference). SKE39702.

<6> Country Life 63 134 197 (OS Card Reference). SKE39449.

<6> Eng Deer Parks 1867 70-71 (EP Shirley) (OS Card Reference). SKE41584.

<7> Knole 1923 (V Sackville-West) (OS Card Reference). SKE45979.

<7> The Md Parks of Eng A Gaz 1983 (L Cantor) (OS Card Reference). SKE50409.

<8> Guides J A Gotch 1894 - H I Triggs 1901 - A Tipping 1922 - M Jourdain 1926 (OS Card Reference). SKE43649.

<8> NT Pamplet Knole Kent 1952 37 (V Sackville West) (OS Card Reference). SKE47719.

<9> DOE (HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks UD Kent Sept 1972 32 (OS Card Reference). SKE40336.

<9> English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest,Part 24 Kent(May 1987) (OS Card Reference). SKE41622.

<10> Country Life(25 May 1912) 727-787 (OS Card Reference). SKE39477.

<10> The Buildings of England West Kent and the Weald 1980 356-363 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE50230.

<11> Country Life(1 June 1912) 826-839 (OS Card Reference). SKE39472.

<11> National Trust Guide 1982 129-133 illus (R Fedden and R Joekes) (OS Card Reference). SKE47518.

<12> Arch J 127 1970 13-146 illus (P A Faulkner) (OS Card Reference). SKE36573.

<12> Sackville-West V(1976)Knole(guidebook) (OS Card Reference). SKE49389.

<13> Arch Cant 9 1874 xli (OS Card Reference). SKE36017.

<13> Newman J(1980)The Buildings of England:West Kent and the Weald 363 (OS Card Reference). SKE47541.

<14> Hist of Kings Works 4 2 1982 217-9 (HMSO) (OS Card Reference). SKE44021.

<15> Medieval Britain from the Air 1984 210-211 (C Platt) (OS Card Reference). SKE46860.

<16> Arch Cant 91 1975 1-14 (D I Hill) (OS Card Reference). SKE36026.

<17> A History of the Sackville Family 1930 (J Phillips) (OS Card Reference). SKE32820.

<18> Country Life 31 772 826 862 (OS Card Reference). SKE39427.

<19> Country Life 63 134 197 (OS Card Reference). SKE39449.

<20> Field report for monument TQ 55 SW 2 - August, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2859.

<21> Archaeology South-East, 2007, AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF AND HISTORIC BUILDING RECORD DURING WORK AT STONE COURT, GREEN COURT AND THE ORANGERY ROOF, KNOLE, SEVENOAKS, KENT (Unpublished document). SKE15929.

<22> ?, 2007, Report on Archaeological Work during February 2007 (Unpublished document). SKE17116.

<23> Archaeology South-East, 2010, An Archaeological Watching Brief at Knole House in Sevenoaks during Enabling Groundworks for Foul Water Separation Provision (Unpublished document). SKE17118.

<24> Vernacular Architecture Group, ADS Dendrochronology Database, Vol. 39, Pg. 107 (Website). SKE17391.

<25> Vernacular Architecture Group, ADS Dendrochronology Database, Vol. 41, Pg. 104 (Website). SKE17391.

<26> OBLIQUE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH Types: COUNTRY HOUSE (Photograph). SKE1317.

<27> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<28> archaeological investigations project, 1995, Gazetteer of archaeological investigations in England, 1995 (Article in serial). SKE54724.

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--- SKE53717 Article in serial: Council for Kentish Archaeology. 1991. Kent Archaeological Review. Vol 106 pp 143.
--- SKE53719 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2007. Knole: Conservation management plan.
--- SKE53723 Unpublished document: Archaeology South - East. 2009. An Archaeological Watching Brief on Land at Knole Estate.
<1> SKE39703 OS Card Reference: Deer Parks of Eng 1892 80-1 (J Whitaker).
<1> SKE48369 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1961.
<2> SKE46930 OS Card Reference: MHLG (1614/11/A May 1949) 34.
<2> SKE49439 OS Card Reference: Sevenoaks Essays 1931 153-6 (G Ward).
<3> SKE48152 OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1968.
<3> SKE49439 OS Card Reference: Sevenoaks Essays 1931 153-6 (G Ward).
<4> SKE41037 OS Card Reference: DOE(HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks RD Kent Jan 1975 33.
<4> SKE41936 OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 05-AUG-64.
<5> SKE39427 OS Card Reference: Country Life 31 772 826 862.
<5> SKE39702 OS Card Reference: Deer Parks and Paddocks of Eng 1892 80-81 (J Whitaker).
<6> SKE39449 OS Card Reference: Country Life 63 134 197.
<6> SKE41584 OS Card Reference: Eng Deer Parks 1867 70-71 (EP Shirley).
<7> SKE45979 OS Card Reference: Knole 1923 (V Sackville-West).
<7> SKE50409 OS Card Reference: The Md Parks of Eng A Gaz 1983 (L Cantor).
<8> SKE43649 OS Card Reference: Guides J A Gotch 1894 - H I Triggs 1901 - A Tipping 1922 - M Jourdain 1926.
<8> SKE47719 OS Card Reference: NT Pamplet Knole Kent 1952 37 (V Sackville West).
<9> SKE40336 OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks UD Kent Sept 1972 32.
<9> SKE41622 OS Card Reference: English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest,Part 24 Kent(May 1987).
<10> SKE39477 OS Card Reference: Country Life(25 May 1912) 727-787.
<10> SKE50230 OS Card Reference: The Buildings of England West Kent and the Weald 1980 356-363 (J Newman).
<11> SKE39472 OS Card Reference: Country Life(1 June 1912) 826-839.
<11> SKE47518 OS Card Reference: National Trust Guide 1982 129-133 illus (R Fedden and R Joekes).
<12> SKE36573 OS Card Reference: Arch J 127 1970 13-146 illus (P A Faulkner).
<12> SKE49389 OS Card Reference: Sackville-West V(1976)Knole(guidebook).
<13> SKE36017 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 9 1874 xli.
<13> SKE47541 OS Card Reference: Newman J(1980)The Buildings of England:West Kent and the Weald 363.
<14> SKE44021 OS Card Reference: Hist of Kings Works 4 2 1982 217-9 (HMSO).
<15> SKE46860 OS Card Reference: Medieval Britain from the Air 1984 210-211 (C Platt).
<16> SKE36026 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 91 1975 1-14 (D I Hill).
<17> SKE32820 OS Card Reference: A History of the Sackville Family 1930 (J Phillips).
<18> SKE39427 OS Card Reference: Country Life 31 772 826 862.
<19> SKE39449 OS Card Reference: Country Life 63 134 197.
<20> SKE2859 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 55 SW 2 - August, 1964.
<21> SKE15929 Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2007. AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF AND HISTORIC BUILDING RECORD DURING WORK AT STONE COURT, GREEN COURT AND THE ORANGERY ROOF, KNOLE, SEVENOAKS, KENT.
<22> SKE17116 Unpublished document: ?. 2007. Report on Archaeological Work during February 2007.
<23> SKE17118 Unpublished document: Archaeology South-East. 2010. An Archaeological Watching Brief at Knole House in Sevenoaks during Enabling Groundworks for Foul Water Separation Provision.
<24> SKE17391 Website: Vernacular Architecture Group. ADS Dendrochronology Database. Vol. 39, Pg. 107.
<25> SKE17391 Website: Vernacular Architecture Group. ADS Dendrochronology Database. Vol. 41, Pg. 104.
<26>XY SKE1317 Photograph: OBLIQUE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH Types: COUNTRY HOUSE. 5354/18/14. Black and White. Negative. [Mapped feature: #31648 Building, ]
<27> SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
<28> SKE54724 Article in serial: archaeological investigations project. 1995. Gazetteer of archaeological investigations in England, 1995. 1995-6.

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Listed Building (I) 1336390: KNOLE

Related Monuments/Buildings (7)

Related Events/Activities (19)

Intrusive Event: Archaeological watching brief at Knole House Gardens (Ref: KEK09) (EKE20603)
Intrusive Event: Archaeological watching brief, Knole House, 1995 (EKE21388)
Non-Intrusive Event: Building recording at Stone Court, Knole House (Ref: SEKCSC10) (EKE20602)
Non-Intrusive Event: Building recording of Stone Court and the Orangery roof, Knole House (Ref: Proj 2335) (EKE10266)
Intrusive Event: Dendrochronology dating of the East Range east roof, Knole House (EKE11822)
Intrusive Event: Dendrochronology dating of the East Range west roof, Knole House (EKE11813)
Intrusive Event: Dendrochronology dating of the King's Tower ceiling, Knole House (EKE11817)
Intrusive Event: Dendrochronology dating of the Orangery roof, Knole House (EKE11815)
Intrusive Event: Dendrochronology dating of the Retainers' Gallery roof, Knole House (EKE11814)
Intrusive Event: Dendrochronology dating of the South Barracks roof, Knole House (EKE11816)
Intrusive Event: Dendrochronology dating of the Stone Court roof repair, Knole House (EKE11821)
Intrusive Event: Dendrochronology dating of timbers from the kitchen, Knole House (EKE11743)
Non-Intrusive Event: Historic Building recording, Knole House (EKE20601)
Intrusive Event: KNOLE HOUSE (Ref: EI 36222) (EKE4496)
Non-Intrusive Event: Management survey of Knole Park (EKE20596)
Intrusive Event: Watching brief at Laudry Cottage Garden, Knole (EKE20595)
Intrusive Event: Watching brief at the estate barn, Knole House (Ref: KTC13) (EKE20599)
Intrusive Event: Watching brief during flagstone replacement at Knole Park, Sevenoaks (Ref: Proj 2335) (EKE10265)
Intrusive Event: Watching brief during renovation of the house at Knole (EKE11387)

Record last edited

Feb 8 2022 2:22PM