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Monument record TQ 75 SE 339 - Site of Old Mote House, Maidstone
Summary
Site of Post Medieval (c.1680) house, the predecessor to the present day Mote Park as shown in Kip and Knyff engraving dating to 1718. The house was demolished c.1800 when the current Mote House superceded its usage.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 77598 54524 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ75SE |
| County | KENT |
| District | MAIDSTONE, KENT |
| Civil Parish | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of old Mote house built c1680 by Sir John Marsham First Baronet. The source describes the house as a 'typical conservative style seventeenth-century structure.'
The area has been levelled and there are no earthworks relating to the house although extensive earthworks remain relating to the associated landscape.
Shown in an engraving by Kip and Knyff dated 1718 (1: figure 10) but probably compiled earlier. Also shown in a painting by Hearn (1:Figure 12) and an illustration from c.1799 (1:figure 14) (1)
<1> Maidstone Borough Council, 2008, Mote Park, Maidstone (Unpublished document). SKE16008.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE16008 Unpublished document: Maidstone Borough Council. 2008. Mote Park, Maidstone.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Mote Park, Maidstone Conservation Plan (EKE10351)
- Intrusive Event: Topographic survey, Mote Park (Ref: MPLL-EV-11) (EKE11534)
Record last edited
Feb 3 2012 11:02AM