Combwell Priory and walled garden
Combwell Priory and walled garden, London Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1087085
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Combwell Priory and walled garden
- Statutory Address:
- Combwell Priory and walled garden, London Road
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1087085
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Combwell Priory and walled garden
- Statutory Address 1:
- Combwell Priory and walled garden, London Road
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Combwell Priory and walled garden, London Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Goudhurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 70567 33331
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14 January 2022 to update text and reformat to current standards
TQ 73 SW
9/210
GOUDHURST
LONDON ROAD (north side)
Combwell Priory and walled garden
9.6.52
II
House. Circa 1930 and late C20 on C12 site and reusing medieval materials. Dressed stone and plain tiled roof, with red brick, timber frame and tile hung extensions. Main range two storeys, with plinth, string course and two storey and attic cross-wing projecting at right with shaped kneelered parapet gable. Main range with hipped roof, with stacks to left and at end right. Attic three light stone mullioned window, with three light mullioned and transomed windows on each floor of cross-wing, main range with two three light mullioned and transomed windows on each floor, with two light to centre of first floor, with central plank and stud door with side lights set in depressed-arched moulded surround with crudely voluted Ionic pilasters in parapeted porch. Extended to right by smaller shaped gabled range (with looped cross) fronted by large mullioned bay window.
Plain rectangular block at end right (right return timber and glazed modern style elevation). Set in the left return of the cross-wing is a pinnacled and crocketed ogee headed niche with a stumpy statuette of an armoured knight. Set in the rear elevation (on earlier foundations) is a worn medieval figure blowing a horn. Attached to the rear wing is ared and blue brick C18 wall, connected to a C18 walled garden, about 50 yards by 100 yards in extent, and including red brick stable block on stone base.
Robert de Thurnham founded a Premonstratensian Abbey here (tempus Henry II), in 1220 it became an Augustinian Priory. After the Reformation it became the mansion house of branches of the Culpepper and later Campion families, after 1657 little remained of either the abbey or the later house.
Listing NGR: TQ7056733331
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 169560
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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