TQ 65 NE 191 - ST LEONARD'S TOWER - Historic Environment Record

It should not be assumed that this site is publicly accessible and it may be on private property. Do not trespass.

Listed Building record TQ 65 NE 191 - ST LEONARD'S TOWER

Summary

Grade I listed building. Main construction periods 1066 to 1108. St Leonard's Tower is a tower keep castle situated on a sandstone ledge to the south of the village of West Malling. It was built by Gundulf, Bishop of Rochester between 1077 and 1108. The castle consists of a tall, ragstone, square keep c. 20 m high that originally consisted of a basement and three floors. The upper floor provided accommodation for the bishop while his servants would have been housed on the first floor. Access to the upper floors was provided by a spiral staircase housed in an external turret. Two low stretches of medieval wall survive, incorporated within a post medieval wall, and these are interpreted as part of an enclosure attached to the castle. Within the enclosure may have been timber service buildings.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 67590 57081 (point)
Map sheet	TQ65NE
County	KENT
District	TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish	WEST MALLING, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (1)

CASTLE (Medieval to Modern - 1077 AD to 2050 AD)

Full Description

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

<2> OS 6" 1897 (OS Card Reference). SKE48312.

<3> OS 6" 1909 (OS Card Reference). SKE48324.

<4> OS 6" 1962 (OS Card Reference). SKE48371.

<5> Castles of Gt Britain 1953 263 (ST O4)r (OS Card Reference). SKE38642.

<6> A Short History of W Malling 1951 9 (A Cronk) (OS Card Reference). SKE32914.

<7> Md Milit Arch in Eng 2 1884 9 (G Clark) (OS Card Reference). SKE46670.

<8> Arch Cant 29 1911 245 (A Hussey) (OS Card Reference). SKE34952.

<9> F1 FGA 17-FEB-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42932.

<10> F2 AC 31-JUL-59 (OS Card Reference). SKE43065.

<11> F3 FGA 17-FEB-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE43395.

<12> The Buildings of England West Kent and the Weald 1980 605 illus (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE50246.

<13> Historic England archive material associated with St Leonards Tower (Archive). SKE53832.

<13> PSA 2 31 1919 176 (OS Card Reference). SKE48764.

<14> Arch J 62 1905 187 (OS Card Reference). SKE36667.

<15> MHLG 2227/11/A May 1950 108 (OS Card Reference). SKE47090.

<16> Monasticon Anglicanum 3 1817-30 311 (ed Caley Ellis and Bandinel) (OS Card Reference). SKE47324.

<17> Arch J 143 1986 316 (M W Thompson) (OS Card Reference). SKE36584.

<18> Field report for monument TQ 65 NE 3 - July, 1959 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3286.

<19> Field report for monument TQ 65 NE 3 - February, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE3287.

<20> GORDON WARD MSS (Collection). SKE6502.

Sources/Archives (21)

<1> SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
<2> SKE48312 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1897.
<3> SKE48324 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1909.
<4> SKE48371 OS Card Reference: OS 6" 1962.
<5> SKE38642 OS Card Reference: Castles of Gt Britain 1953 263 (ST O4)r.
<6> SKE32914 OS Card Reference: A Short History of W Malling 1951 9 (A Cronk).
<7> SKE46670 OS Card Reference: Md Milit Arch in Eng 2 1884 9 (G Clark).
<8> SKE34952 OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 29 1911 245 (A Hussey).
<9> SKE42932 OS Card Reference: F1 FGA 17-FEB-64.
<10> SKE43065 OS Card Reference: F2 AC 31-JUL-59.
<11> SKE43395 OS Card Reference: F3 FGA 17-FEB-64.
<12> SKE50246 OS Card Reference: The Buildings of England West Kent and the Weald 1980 605 illus (J Newman).
<13> SKE48764 OS Card Reference: PSA 2 31 1919 176.
<13> SKE53832 Archive: Historic England archive material associated with St Leonards Tower.
<14> SKE36667 OS Card Reference: Arch J 62 1905 187.
<15> SKE47090 OS Card Reference: MHLG 2227/11/A May 1950 108.
<16> SKE47324 OS Card Reference: Monasticon Anglicanum 3 1817-30 311 (ed Caley Ellis and Bandinel).
<17> SKE36584 OS Card Reference: Arch J 143 1986 316 (M W Thompson).
<18> SKE3286 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 NE 3 - July, 1959.
<19> SKE3287 Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TQ 65 NE 3 - February, 1964.
<20> SKE6502 Collection: GORDON WARD MSS.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Jun 16 2021 3:20PM