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Landscape record TQ 45 SW 1 - Squerryes Court
Summary
Squerryes Court is a late-17th- and early-18th-century garden of 80 hectares. It was considerably altered during the 19th century. The layout of the early formal gardens can still be seen and a restoration programme is under way to return the gardens to their original form. The restoration has included the planting of hedges, avenues and a parterre.
Summary from record TQ 45 SW 68:
Late C17/C18 garden and park, with late C19 gardens and lake.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 4399 5311 (1478m by 1122m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ45SW |
| County | KENT |
| Civil Parish | WESTERHAM, SEVENOAKS, KENT |
| District | SEVENOAKS, KENT |
Map
Type and Period (18)
- FORMAL GARDEN (FORMAL GARDEN, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ORNAMENTAL LAKE (ORNAMENTAL LAKE, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ORNAMENTAL POND (ORNAMENTAL POND, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOWLING GREEN (BOWLING GREEN, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- LANDSCAPE PARK (LANDSCAPE PARK, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- LANDSCAPE PARK (LANDSCAPE PARK, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TREE AVENUE (TREE AVENUE, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SUNDIAL (SUNDIAL, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GAZEBO (Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD to 2050 AD)
- AVENUE (LANDSCAPE FEATURE) (Modern - 1987 AD to 2050 AD)
- GAME LARDER (Unknown date)
- ORANGERY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1681 AD to 2050 AD)
- LAKE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD to 2050 AD)
- DAIRY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1837 AD to 2050 AD)
- GARDEN TERRACE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1681 AD to 2050 AD)
- DOVECOTE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1700 AD to 2050 AD)
- TREE AVENUE (Modern - 1987 AD to 2050 AD)
- PARTERRE (Modern - 1989 AD to 2050 AD)
Full Description
Kent County Council, 1996, The historic parks and gardens of Kent (Kent Gardens Compendium) (Unpublished document). SKE12972.
<1> OS 1:10000 1978 (OS Card Reference). SKE48163.
<2> English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest, Part 34 Kent(May 1987) (OS Card Reference). SKE41621.
<3> Country Life (13 Jun 1968) 1580-83 (OS Card Reference). SKE39326.
<4> Country Life (20 Jun 1968) 1682-85 (OS Card Reference). SKE39340.
<5> Country Life (27 Jun 1968) 1752-56 (OS Card Reference). SKE39348.
<6> Country Life (15 Feb 1973) 386 (OS Card Reference). SKE39330.
<6> Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS), 2005, Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org) (Website). SKE16061.
<7> Warde J(1986)Squerryes Court (guidebook) (OS Card Reference). SKE51274.
Sources/Archives (9)
- ---XY SKE12972 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 1996. The historic parks and gardens of Kent (Kent Gardens Compendium). [Mapped feature: #111116 garden, ]
- <1> SKE48163 OS Card Reference: OS 1:10000 1978.
- <2> SKE41621 OS Card Reference: English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest, Part 34 Kent(May 1987).
- <3> SKE39326 OS Card Reference: Country Life (13 Jun 1968) 1580-83.
- <4> SKE39340 OS Card Reference: Country Life (20 Jun 1968) 1682-85.
- <5> SKE39348 OS Card Reference: Country Life (27 Jun 1968) 1752-56.
- <6> SKE16061 Website: Parks and Gardens Data Services Limited (PGDS). 2005. Parks and Gardens UK (www.parksandgardens.org).
- <6> SKE39330 OS Card Reference: Country Life (15 Feb 1973) 386.
- <7> SKE51274 OS Card Reference: Warde J(1986)Squerryes Court (guidebook).
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- Historic Park or Garden 279: Squerryes Court
- Historic Park or Garden 368: Land associated with Squerryes Court
- Historic Park or Garden 390: Land associated with Squerryes Court
- Historic Park or Garden 396: Land associated with Squerryes Court
- Registered Park or Garden (II) 1000223: SQUERRYES COURT
- Selected Heritage Inventory for Natural England: Squerryes Court landscape, Westerham, including Grade II listed tower, mounting block, cenotaphs and 19th century lime kiln
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Farmstead Survey, Sevenoaks, Westerham, Goodley Stock (Ref: KFS-000085) (EKE13856)
Record last edited
Mar 19 2024 2:06PM