EAW004707 ENGLAND (1947). Chilham Castle and the village, Chilham, 1947
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| Title | [EAW004707] Chilham Castle and the village, Chilham, 1947 |
| Reference | EAW004707 |
| Date | 26-April-1947 |
| Link | |
| Place name | CHILHAM |
| Parish | CHILHAM |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 606757, 153654 |
| Longitude / Latitude | 0.96266546468261, 51.244016229658 |
| National Grid Reference | TR068537 |
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 WW2 Blast Wall |
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Friday 4th of August 2017 08:13:56 PM |
| WW2 Camouflaged Structure |
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Friday 4th of August 2017 08:13:18 PM |
| WW2 Camouflaged Structure |
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Friday 4th of August 2017 08:13:18 PM |
| WW2 Camouflaged Nissen Hut |
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Friday 4th of August 2017 08:12:19 PM |
| The village of Chilham was used in the making of a 40's war-time film...
"A Canterbury Tale" |
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Thursday 16th of February 2017 10:23:13 AM |
| Long Hill (Road name) |
totoro |
Thursday 24th of October 2013 09:49:24 PM |
| Church of St Mary, Grade 1 listed, English Heritage Building ID: 181422
Post Code CT4 8DA
Parish church. C14 transepts, C15 nave, west tower 1534, chancel
of 1863 by David Brandon. Cl9 south porch |
totoro |
Thursday 24th of October 2013 09:46:55 PM |
| Vicarage- Grade 2* listed building - English Heritage Building ID: 181492
Vicarage. 1746, for Reverend Dr. Knatchbull, and James Colebrook
of Chilham Castle. Red brick with stone mouldings, wooden
cornice and plain tile roof. |
totoro |
Thursday 24th of October 2013 09:45:04 PM |
| Although a little outside Chilham, this is Chilham railway station, opened 1846 - still open but unmanned. On the Ashford to Margate railway line.
Trains from here to London Charing Cross and Canterbury. |
totoro |
Thursday 24th of October 2013 09:43:41 PM |
| Elephant House.
Literally- see the large doorway arches. Elephants were kepts here for work on the Estate.
Grade 2 listed building - English Heritage Building ID: 181418
Two 2-storey ashlared and keyed arches, now blocked, originally entrances for keeping of elephants used on the estate c. 1800.
Elephant house, now house. Late C18, altered C19. Red brick and
tile roof. Two storeys and attics |
totoro |
Thursday 24th of October 2013 09:41:35 PM |
| Five foot ha-ha, listed feature grade 2
English Heritage Building ID: 181419
C18. Red brick. 5 feet high, runs c. 250 yards west and south of Chilham Castle. Part of Capability Brown's land- scaping in mid C18.
A removable vehicle ramp has been seen leading downward at this point. |
totoro |
Thursday 24th of October 2013 09:39:33 PM |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Grade 2 listed building English Heritage Building ID: 181470
School. 1862. H. Blandford. Entrance (playground) front:
red brick with yellow brick bands and polychrome arch heads. |
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Thursday 24th of October 2013 09:35:33 PM |
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Thursday 24th of October 2013 09:32:47 PM | |
| Mediaeval Castle-
Today, of all the original stonework, only the octagonal keep with its rectangular extension remain.
The keep is a separate dwelling and is also a listed building, Grade 1, English Heritage Building ID: 181416.
Castle Keep and curtain walls. C11 and 1171 - 74 by Ralph, master mason, for Henry II; restored early C20. Flint with Caen stone dressings. Octagonal (the earlier of'only 2 in the country). There is evidence of an earlier Anglo Saxon fortification. |
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Thursday 24th of October 2013 09:31:24 PM |
| Chilham Castle Grade 1 listed building English Heritage Building ID: 181415
Post code CT4 8DB
House. 1616 for Sir Dudley Digges, addtions and alterations by
David Brandon 1861 - 3, and Sir Herbert Baker, 1922. Red brick
and ashlar dressings and plain tile roof. Built as an hexagon
open to the south, with C19 and C20 service wing extending to the west. |
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Thursday 24th of October 2013 09:29:06 PM |