Monument record TR 35 SE 12 - Remains of Old Walmer Court 13th c manor house

Summary

The ruined remains of a moated, semi-fortified manor house adjacent to the parish church. Pottery discovered during excavation work dates from 1150-75. The upper floor of the former first floor hall house is now fragmentary, but the two undercrofts below survive. The building is roughly square in plan with corner turrets, three of which survive. An external stair led up the west side of the house into a forebuilding at first floor level. The inner hall or chamber is narrower than the outer hall and may have been divided into two rooms, as was the corresponding undercroft below. A moat originally enclosed both the manor house and the nearby church.

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3672 5036 (51m by 32m) FCE
Map sheet TR35SE
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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<1> OS 25" 1957 (OS Card Reference). SKE48272.

<2> The Invaders Shore 58-9 61 (WPD Stebbing) (OS Card Reference). SKE50382.

<3> Hist of Walmer and Walmer Castle 1864 15-16 41 (Rev CR Elvin) (OS Card Reference). SKE44051.

<4> Hist of Kent 4 1799 173 (E Hasted) (OS Card Reference). SKE43976.

<5> Recs of Walmer 1890 17 (Rev CRS Elvin) (OS Card Reference). SKE49111.

<6> VCH Kent 1 1908 435 (Rev EA Downman) (OS Card Reference). SKE50911.

<7> F1 ASP 21-JUL-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE42222.

<8> Moated Sites Res Grp 6 1979 48 (CJ Bond Ed) (OS Card Reference). SKE47285.

<9> Arch Cant 93 1977 222 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE36151.

<10> Med Arch 19 1975 251 (LE Webster and J Cherry) (OS Card Reference). SKE46742.

<11> The Bldgs of Eng NE and E Kent 1983 489 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE50132.

<12> Field report for monument TR 35 SE 12 - July, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6080.

<13> English Heritage, Register of Scheduled Monuments (Scheduling record). SKE16191.

<14> Historic England, National Heritage List for England (Index). SKE29372.

<15> KAR 38 1974 226 (E Mynott) (OS Card Reference). SKE45322.

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  • <1> OS Card Reference: OS 25" 1957.
  • <2> OS Card Reference: The Invaders Shore 58-9 61 (WPD Stebbing).
  • <3> OS Card Reference: Hist of Walmer and Walmer Castle 1864 15-16 41 (Rev CR Elvin).
  • <4> OS Card Reference: Hist of Kent 4 1799 173 (E Hasted).
  • <5> OS Card Reference: Recs of Walmer 1890 17 (Rev CRS Elvin).
  • <6> OS Card Reference: VCH Kent 1 1908 435 (Rev EA Downman).
  • <7> OS Card Reference: F1 ASP 21-JUL-64.
  • <8> OS Card Reference: Moated Sites Res Grp 6 1979 48 (CJ Bond Ed).
  • <9> OS Card Reference: Arch Cant 93 1977 222 (T Tatton-Brown).
  • <10> OS Card Reference: Med Arch 19 1975 251 (LE Webster and J Cherry).
  • <11> OS Card Reference: The Bldgs of Eng NE and E Kent 1983 489 (J Newman).
  • <12> Bibliographic reference: Field report for monument TR 35 SE 12 - July, 1964.
  • <13>XY Scheduling record: English Heritage. Register of Scheduled Monuments. [Mapped feature: #960 Ruined building, ]
  • <14> Index: Historic England. National Heritage List for England.
  • <15> OS Card Reference: KAR 38 1974 226 (E Mynott).

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Intrusive Event: WALMER COURT (Ref: EI 15293) (EKE4194)
  • Intrusive Event: WALMER COURT, 1966 (Ref: EI 15292) (EKE4193)

Record last edited

May 2 2023 12:51PM