Outing to Cobham Hall 14th August 2017
A party from Swanley History Group enjoyed a visit to historic Cobham Hall on a lovely sunny afternoon in August. From 1208 when the Manor was granted to the De Cobham family, Cobham Hall has been altered and added to by a succession of aristocratic owners and visited by distinguished figures, including Elizabeth I, The Duke of Wellington and Charles Dickens. Now it is an Independent Girls School, welcoming students from all over the world. Our knowledgeable guides, Christoph Bull and Paul Kingsman, helped us to enjoy it’s splendours including the enormous marble chimney breasts designed by Giles de Witt and James Wyatt, the dazzling gilded Banqueting Hall and The Darnley State Chariot built about 1715. After a delicious afternoon tea and cakes we strolled across the Humphry Repton landscaped grounds to inspect the derelict gothic Dairy, soon to be restored by The Landmark Trust.
Christina Tyler
Photos courtesy of Keith Whitmore, Margaret Korzanawoski and Bob Brickell
A party from Swanley History Group enjoyed a visit to historic Cobham Hall on a lovely sunny afternoon in August. From 1208 when the Manor was granted to the De Cobham family, Cobham Hall has been altered and added to by a succession of aristocratic owners and visited by distinguished figures, including Elizabeth I, The Duke of Wellington and Charles Dickens. Now it is an Independent Girls School, welcoming students from all over the world. Our knowledgeable guides, Christoph Bull and Paul Kingsman, helped us to enjoy it’s splendours including the enormous marble chimney breasts designed by Giles de Witt and James Wyatt, the dazzling gilded Banqueting Hall and The Darnley State Chariot built about 1715. After a delicious afternoon tea and cakes we strolled across the Humphry Repton landscaped grounds to inspect the derelict gothic Dairy, soon to be restored by The Landmark Trust.
Christina Tyler
Photos courtesy of Keith Whitmore, Margaret Korzanawoski and Bob Brickell