Monument record TR 24 NW 28 - Wootton Court, former country mansion

Summary

A house, possibly a Benedictine grange, was extant here in 1170 and belonged to Christ Church Cathedral, Canterbury. Rebuilt in 1790, it was used as a school until 1939. Demolished in 1952

Location

Grid reference TR 2243 4658 (point)
Map sheet TR24NW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DENTON WITH WOOTTON, DOVER, KENT

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

TR 225466. Wootton Court, a former country mansion now destroyed, formed part of the lands of Christ Church. It appears to have been designed as a secular house and was in existence at least as early as 1170. The house was redesigned on a "grand scale" by John Plaw in 1790. It was recased in flint and hard brick in 1876 by George Joseph Murray. It was used as a school until 1939. In 1952 everything was demolished except the stable block. The plan (see illustration card) is based on a "photographic boyhood memory". Further architectural details are provided.

Walls of one of the associated buildings that stood to the southeast of the house were found during a watching brief in 2006. (2)


<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Unpublished document: OS Card / NAR index entry. Arch Cant 85 1970 66-70 (A Baker and SE Rigold) (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2007, An archaeological watching brief during groundworks associated with the construction of an extension at Wootton Park House, Wootton, Nr Dover, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE16780.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Unpublished document: OS Card / NAR index entry. Arch Cant 85 1970 66-70 (A Baker and SE Rigold).
  • <2>XY Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2007. An archaeological watching brief during groundworks associated with the construction of an extension at Wootton Park House, Wootton, Nr Dover, Kent. [Mapped feature: #62313 House (site of), ]

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Intrusive Event: Watching brief at Wootton Park House (EKE11035)

Record last edited

Mar 10 2022 3:36PM