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The Mount
Hob Uid: 407600
Location : Greater London Authority Bromley Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : TQ4732068080
Summary : Site of pre-17th century manor house.
More information : [TQ 4732 6808] THE MOUNT [G.T.] (site of) (1) Once a large residence occupied by the Stanhopes. (2) The area behind St. Mary Cray Police Station was part of a manor called 'The Mount', which in the early 17th c. belonged to the Wotton family who later changed their name to Stanhope. The vicarage it seems was the entrance and part of its walls are said to have been built of its remains. (3) St. Mary Cray Vicarage has been demolished and the site is scheduled for re-development. The site of 'The Mount' as given by the O.S. is a derelict orchard and there is nothing to be seen. (4)

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Source details : OS 1/2500 1961.
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Source details : Rev. O.N.B. 1937-8, 8
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Source details : 'Travellers Joy in St. Mary Cray', (1949) p.20. (R.F. Galer)
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : F1 CFW 14-APR-64
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Manor House, House
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TQ 46 NE 4
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-04-14
End Date : 1964-04-14

Historic England Research Records

The Mount