LULLINGSTONE CASTLE

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Built between 1543 and 1580, remodelled in the 18th century and further altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. Renamed Lullingstone Castle in the 18th century, the house is three storeyed and brick-built with a tiled roof. Some 16th century work is visible in the north and east fronts. The Tudor house was surrounded by a moat and was approached via two gatehouses. The inner gatehouse was demolished in the mid 18th century, but the outer gatehouse survives (TQ 56 SW 58). A documentary source of the 1690s depicts an embattled wall around the moat, which has since been filled in.

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[TQ 5301 6437] Lullingstone Castle on site of [NAT] Lullingtstone Hall [NR] (1)

Lullingstone House, as it was originally called, was first built
between 1543 and 1580. Portions survive on the N and E fronts, as well as in the Gatehouse (TQ 56 SW 58), but it was altered and re-cast in the C18th by Percyvall Hart (d 1738) and Sir John Dixon Dyke (d 1810).First called Lullingstone Castle in mid C18th. House of 3 storeys, of red brick with tiled roof. Centre portion of principal, W front, is Late C17th or early C18th. In front of this is a ground floor addition of the C19th with early C18th 3 storey projecting blocks to either side, L-shaped in plan. To the return S front of the S block, a2 storey bay was added in the C19th. The S front E of this dates from C18th, 2 storeys, red brick and flints early C19th addition in SE corner. (2)

Lullingstone Castle, a private residence, as described above and in good condition. See GPs AO/64/126/4-6. (3)

Lullingstone Castle, Lullingstone Lane, Lullingstone. Grade II*. Lullingstone House, as it was originally called, was first built by
Sir Percyvall Hart (1496-1580) between 1543 and 1580. Portions of the house survive on the N and E fronts as well as in the Gatehouse. It was altered and later called Lullingstone Castle in the mid C18. (For full description see list).

Moll Cob, Lullingstone Lane, Lullingstone. Grade II. Possibly originally a Dower House to Lullingstone Castle. C18. (For full description see list).

Ruins of Bath House at Lullingstone Castle, Lullingstone Lane. Grade II. C18. Rectangular brick bath about 12 feet long by 8 feet wide surrounded by brick and flint oval-shaped wall now ruined but rising to a height of about 8 feet. This is situated on the banks of the River Darenth which provided the water. (4)

Lullingstone Castle listed as a moated site, class 3. (5)

Additional bibliography. (6)

Additional bibliographic source (8)

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(7) edited by F A Aberg 1978 Medieval moated sites

CBA research reportsVol.1 (1955)- no.17

( 1) Annotated Record Map

OS 6" 1936-46

( 2) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

MHLG Schedule Dartford HLG 3541 1952

( 3) Field Investigators Comments

F1 ASP 02-OCT-64

( 4) List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest

DOE (HHR) Dist of Sevenoaks Kent Oct 1982 24-26

( 5) edited by F A Aberg 1978 Medieval moated sites

CBA research reportsVol.1 (1955)- no.17 Page(s)30

( 6) Cantium : a magazine of Kent local history

5 (2) 1973

(8) The buildings of England

West Kent and the Weald Page(s)387-388

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