Listed Building record TR 15 NE 737 - THE OLD PALACE
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TR 1935 5555 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR15NE |
| County | KENT |
| District | CANTERBURY, KENT |
| Civil Parish | BEKESBOURNE-WITH-PATRIXBOURNE, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5273 BEKESBOURNE OLD PALACE ROAD
The Old Palace TR 15 NE 9/116
II GV
2. The house itself was built by Robert Packham in the late C18. Two storeys and attics stuccoed. Hipped tiled roof. Castellated parapet with a pediment in the centre concealing 2 dormers. Seven sashes with glazing bars missing. Modern ground floor portion built out along most of the front. At the east end of the south front is a C19 addition forming an L-wing, Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1533-1554, built a Palace here in 1552, which was enlarged by Archbishop Matthew Parker later in the C16. This was demolished during the Civil War and only the Gatehouse remains which is now a Cottage adjoining on the south-east of the house known as The Old Palace.
Listing NGR: TR1935255550
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Related Events/Activities (3)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at The Old Palace (Ref: EI 15128) (EKE4072)
- Intrusive Event: Excavation at The Old Palace (Ref: EI 36046) (EKE4429)
- Intrusive Event: Watching brief at the Archbishop's Palace, Bekesbourne (Ref: Cat 789) (EKE5343)
Record last edited
Aug 5 2011 3:33PM