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Wouldham - Camp & Bridge

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Click on the photo above to enlarge. Photo kindly provided by Snodland Historical Society. Land was purchased on both the Wouldham and Halling side of the riverside around 1865. This was so that the army could hold summer bridging camps for many years. During World War II, the armed forces were trained for the building of bridges which would take place during the Normandy landings. Along with our own armed forces, the American army also came over to learn how to build the bridges. Click on the photo abov...

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Wouldham - William Burrell

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Written and credited to Peter Cook of the Kent Messenger. HE COULD have come right out of a Victorian crime novel. William Burrell, who lived at Horsley Road, Rochester, was an old fashioned detective who came up the hard way. Born in Wouldham, where he attended the local school, Burrell joined the Metropolitan Police Force in 1888. Stationed at Whitechapel, he was given the grizzly task of removing the bodies of women murdered by Jack the Ripper. If so, please leave a message in our Guestbook. Contact -...

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Wouldham - Pubs

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169; OpenStreetMap Contributors. 1 - Waterman's Arms. Click on the photos above to enlarge. Photos kindly provided by Wouldham Parish Council. William Langford was the landlord in 1845 of the Waterman's Arms. He was then followed by three generations of the Baker family. The pub was completely replaced in 1910, by the current building. During demolition, a double roof-space was discovered, used for smuggling liquor, apparently linked to the Robin Hood pub in Burham. 2 - Rose and Crown. 4 - Foresters Arms.

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Wouldham - Shops

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Wouldham once had many shops compared to today's total of just one. Click on the photo above to enlarge. Photo kindly provided by Roger Webb. A shop ran by a Mrs Davis. This shop sold groceries, sweets, fruit and cigarettes. The path behind Ravens Knowle led to a building yard owned by Mr Davis (husband of Mrs Davis). Click on the photo above to enlarge. Photo kindly provided by Wouldham Parish Council. Click on the photos above to enlarge. Photos kindly provided by Wouldham Parish Council. Frank and Tho...

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Wouldham - Starkey's Castle

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Click on the photo above to enlarge. Photo kindly provided by David Antiss (Flickr). Starkey's Castle is one of the most complete medieval hall-houses built of stone. It is not a castle, but a double-solar house. Sir Humphrey Starkey was Recorder of London in 1473, was knighted by King Richard III in 1483 and became Chief Baron of the Exchequer for Henry VII, having successfully weathered the War of the Roses and the advent of a new king. The building is Grade I listed. Wouldham Hall and Granary. Major J...

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Wouldham - Church & Chapels

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Click on the photo above to enlarge. Photo kindly provided by Bob Donkin (Flickr). A previous stone version of Wouldham Church can be traced back as far as 1058 and a wooden version probably preceded that. The first stone version was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1087. The chancel was completed in 1350 and the tower was added in 1460. The tower was paid for by the will of Stephen Slegge, who requested that the building of the steeple should take place. Behind the church was a wharf, where barges carr...

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Wouldham - Peters/Wouldham Hall Cement Works

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Peters/Wouldham Hall Cement Works. Peters Wouldham Hall Cement Works was located in Hall Road on the riverside. It is understood that Edward Davis established a lime works at this site, obtaining chalk from two small pits above Wouldham Hall. William Peters lived at Wouldham Hall. Approximate location marked by the red circle. © OpenStreetMap Contributors. Works Also, during the 1890s, there was an opportunity to serve as a county councillor, which Henry Peters took up. In the period of the 1880s and 189...

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Wouldham - Henry Tracey Coxwell

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Henry Tracey Coxwell was an English aeronaut, born in Wouldham at the Rectory on the 2nd March 1819. From a young age, Coxwell was very interested in ballooning, which was then in its early stages. He made his first ascent in 1844. Four years later, he became a professional aeronaut, making many public ascents. The legacy of this and his other ballooning adventures made some very important contributions to meteorology science. Photo kindly provided by Roger Webb. Wouldham Hall and Granary.

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Wouldham - Other Notable Buildings

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169; OpenStreetMap Contributors. 1 - Wouldham Court Farm House. Click on the photo above to enlarge. Photo kindly provided by Wouldham Parish Council. Wouldham Court Farm House is a 16th century building with a Georgian front. This front was added around 1719 later by Captain Robert Trevor, a naval sea captain. The original farmhouse is at the rear. In the early 1960s, the Farm House was used as a doctor's surgery. Jim Bell remembers:. The Grade II listed building is now a Bed and Breakfast. The school i...