Building record TQ 56 SW 234 - The Old Vicarage, Church Street, Shoreham

Summary

The Old Vicarage, formerly The Vicarage, used as VAD Hospital during World War 1

Location

Grid reference TQ 5223 6156 (point)
Map sheet TQ56SW
County KENT
Civil Parish SHOREHAM, SEVENOAKS, KENT
District SEVENOAKS, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

The Old Vicarage, formerly The Vicarage, was used as a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Hospital by Kent/114 VAD from July 1916 until Dec 1918. The building is still in use.

Timber framed vicarage built by 1535. It has a rectagular plan, of four unequal bays in line on an east-west axis originally with a crown post roof. Substantial alterations and additions were made in the 18th and 19th centuries. (2)

Historic England archive material: BF040548 THE OLD VICARAGE, SHOREHAM File of material relating to a site or building. This material has not yet been fully catalogued. Copyright, date, and quantity information for this record may be incomplete or inaccurate.


<1> Hazel Basford, 2004, Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War (Unpublished document). SKE31644.

<2> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Hazel Basford. 2004. Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War.
  • <2> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Medieval Houses Of Kent: Architectural Survey (EKE20338)

Record last edited

Oct 31 2024 3:07PM