Burstow Lodge

Has been described as a Rejected Palace (Bishop)

There are masonry ruins/remnants remains

NameBurstow Lodge
Alternative NamesBurstow Manor
Historic CountrySurrey
Modern AuthoritySurrey
1974 AuthoritySurrey
Civil ParishTandridge

Burstow Lodge, timber house of two storeys built on a moated site in the early C14., with two-bay open hall, two-storey cross wing and lower end. Chimney and floor inserted in hall c.1600 and refronted and enlarged in C19. The enclosing rectangular homestead moat is waterfilled and in

good condition. The name suggests it was the lodge of the ancient deer park of Burstow, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury (Shirley) no traces of which were found during fieldwork. (PastScape)

House. 15th century. Timber framed with whitewashed brick cladding below, tile hung above, steep pitched hipped slate roof with plain ridge tiles; stack to left of centre and left end. Hall House. 2 storeys, mixed regular casement fenestration with 5 windows across the first floor. Ribbed door to left of centre in gabled timber porch with arched leaded windows. Double casement doors to left end, 20th century extensions to rear right. Interior: Much massive framing exposed with moulded beams and wall plates. Heavy strutted arch braces to first floor solar. Massive Crown posts to hall and solar. (Listed Building Report)

Gatehouse Comments

In Payne's listing of episcopal residences, who references Thompson. The VCH gives a clear history of the lodge. It did not belong to the Archbishop and was not a lodge of Burstow Park. Burstow Park was a deer park of the archbishops but when in use for hunting the archbishop presumably stayed at Croyden or Mortlake.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

This is a Grade 2* listed building protected by law

Historic England Scheduled Monument Number
Historic England Listed Building number(s)
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Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceTQ314441
Latitude51.1818313598633
Longitude-0.120530001819134
Eastings531460
Northings144190
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Books

  • Thompson, M.W., 1998, Medieval bishops' houses in England and Wales (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing)
  • Gray, P., 1980, 'Nutfield and Burstow' The History of landscape and buildings
  • Pevsner, N., 1971, Buildings of England: Surrey p. 123
  • Malden, H.E. (ed), 1911, VCH Surrey Vol. 3 p. 176-182 online transcription
  • Shirley, E.P., 1867, Some Account of English Deer Parks (London: John Murray)
  • Manning and Bray, 1974 (reprint of 1804-1814 edn.) History of Surrey Vol. 2 p. 284

Other

  • Payne, Naomi, 2003, The medieval residences of the bishops of Bath and Wells, and Salisbury (PhD Thesis University of Bristol) Appendix B: List of Medieval Bishop's Palaces in England and Wales (available via EThOS)