The Old Canonry and Canon Cottage, Canterbury Road, Wingham
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The Old Canonry and Canon Cottage, Canterbury Road, Wingham
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 8 Jul 2016
Grade I Listed house. The lower left hand wing is a survival of the row of canons' houses for Wingham College burnt down in 1660. The undercroft, the jetty and the sans-purlin roof are all of about 1285 soon after the college was founded in 1283. The rest of the building is late 15th century in origin. This rare example of a small 13th century cottage had no medieval hearths and was probably used for dormitory purposes with the 'firehouse' possibly in the only known open hall in what is now the Red Lion. Both buildings follow medieval practice in having no rain gutters. In 1893 the building was substantially restored for the widow of James Robinson of Dambridge who lived there until 1906.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.271607
Longitude
1.213376