Wouldham Hall
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Click on the photo above to enlarge. Photo kindly provided by Wouldham Parish Council.
The most recent Wouldham Hall was built in the eighteenth century. A local legend is that Nelson was rowed to the house from Chatham to visit Lady Hamilton here.
The house (or previous buildings of) had existed on this piece of land ever since John of Woldeham was granted the land when King John reigned. It was also known as "Sellars" when the knight John Atte Cellar lived there and also Beuley Court from when the Beuley family lived there. The manor was passed from the Beuleys in 1693 to Thomas Manley of Chester and then later in 1779 to the Brookes. It is thought that the Brookes may have built the most recent house, as pictured.
In the nineteenth century, the house became the residence of the Peters family, that ran the nearby cement works.
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Wouldham Hall was demolished in 1960 and was last used as three flats.
The Granary
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This building is Grade II listed and was built in the 17th century. It is thought to have been dating from an earlier Wouldham Hall and was later converted into cottages for the workers of Peters/Wouldham Hall cement works. It is now known as "Gardener's Cottage".
To the left is an adjoining cottage, known as simply, "The Cottage". This is also Grade II listed.
In early 2014, the Granary, along with the houses next to it, were emptied and then boarded up (see photo below). This is related to the new housing development that is due to start shortly. Whether these properties will be used again remains to be seen, but as the Granary is listed, we would assume that this building at least will remain.
Photo taken after the Granary was boarded up.
Click on the photos above to enlarge. Photos kindly provided by Wouldham Parish Council.
Approximate location marked by the red circle. © OpenStreetMap Contributors.
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