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Groombridge Place Moat, Walls and Bridge Including the West Gateway and Cottage on the North Bridge

A Grade I Listed Building in Speldhurst, Kent

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.1174 / 51°7'2"N

Longitude: 0.1879 / 0°11'16"E

OS Eastings: 553229

OS Northings: 137625

OS Grid: TQ532376

Mapcode National: GBR MPW.SD5

Mapcode Global: VHHQK.65PQ

Plus Code: 9F32458Q+X5

Entry Name: Groombridge Place Moat, Walls and Bridge Including the West Gateway and Cottage on the North Bridge

Listing Date: 20 October 1954

Last Amended: 24 August 1990

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1260960

English Heritage Legacy ID: 439031

ID on this website: 101260960

Location: Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN3

County: Kent

District: Tunbridge Wells

Civil Parish: Speldhurst

Traditional County: Kent

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Kent

Church of England Parish: Speldhurst St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Rochester

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Description


TQ 53 37 SPELDHURST GROOMBRIDGE HILL (off east
side), OLD GROOMBRIDGE
16/505 Groombridge Place moat, walls
and bridge including the west
20.10.54 gateway and cottage on the
north bridge
GV I


Moat walls, bridges, west gateway and north bridge cottage.

The moat walls. Medieval origins, renovated and probably much rebuilt circa
1660 when Groombridge Place (q.v.) was rebuilt. English bond brick on coursed
sandstone blocks. Walls rise a short distance as a parapet and have weathered
sandstone coping.

West Bridge and Gateway. Circa 1660. Bridge is red brick with sandstone
ashlar voussoirs and parapet. Sandstone ashlar gate piers. This is the main
entrance across the moat. Single span bridge with a segmental arch. Ashlar
parapet walls broken by a series of piers giving a panelled effect.
Projecting coping. Gate piers on inside (eastern) end. Tall square section
piers with soffit-moulded caps and pineapple vase finials. Double gates are
probably original; timber frame with iron spear headed rails. Small
attachments onto the bridge containing niche-like seats.

East Bridge. Circa 1660. Sandstone ashlar bridge giving access across the moat to the service courtyard. Single span elliptical arch. Plain parapet
with weathered coping rising in a ramp from the outer retaining wall.

North Bridge and Cottage. Second half of C17. Red brick bridge of 3 uneven
arches. The cottage of English bond red brick with similar stack and
chimneyshaft and peg-tile roof is built over the inner (southern) 2 arches.
The bridge outer elliptical arch is the widest. The other 2 are low pitch
pointed arches. The centre one is the smallest and is blind; appears only on
the west side.

2-room cottage on the eastern side of the bridge. Outer room is parallel to
the bridge with an outer lateral stack and inner room has gabled crossroof.
It is 2 storeys. Doorway roughly central and into outer room. It has a stone
lintel and contains plain plank door (another door in southern end). Single
window to first floor right in gable of crossroof and one each floor in left
(north) gable end; original 2-light windows with ovolo-moulded mullions and
containing diamond panes of old leaded glass. Interior has plain carpentry
detail.

These features play a pivotal role in the setting of Groombridge Place (q.v.).


Listing NGR: TQ5322837626

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