Monument record TR 24 NW 28 - Wootton Court, former country mansion
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TR 2243 4658 (point) |
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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 Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Unpublished document: OS Card / NAR index entry.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during groundworks associated with the construction of an extension at Wootton Park House, Wootton, Nr Dover, Kent (Unpublished document).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> SKE6440 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 Unpublished document: OS Card / NAR index entry.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XY SKE16780 Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust. 2007.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