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'''Poundsbridge Manor''', nicknamed "The Picture House", is an oak timber-framed house built in 1593 by [[R. Durtnell & Sons|John and Brian Durtnall]] for their father William, Rector of [[Penshurst]] from 1563 to 1596.<ref name=mccooey>{{cite news|last=McCooey|first=Christopher|title=A family business for 400 years|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/baeb5b70-1696-11da-8081-00000e2511c8.html#axzz302HeO5u7|accessdate=26 April 2014|newspaper=Financial Times|date=27 August 2005|registration=yes}}</ref><ref name=bbcdomesday /> Originally, it was called "Durtnolls" and it has an inscription "1593 WD ETA 69". WD are the initials of William Durtnell and the letter D, looking like an inverted Q, is the Gothic form of the letter. ETA 69 (ETA is a mistake for "aet", ''aetatis suae'') means he was 69 years old when the house was finished.<ref name=harper>{{cite book|last=Harper|first=Charles G.|authorlink=Charles George Harper|title=The Old Inns of Old England, Volume II|publisher=Chapman and Hall|year=1906|location=London|page=221|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/files/43866/43866-h/43866-h.htm#Page_221|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427050914/http://www.gutenberg.org/files/43866/43866-h/43866-h.htm#Page_221|archivedate=27 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 1678 it was owned by an Edmond Woodgate and he left it to his nephew Thomas Woodgate, a yeoman of [[Farningham]], who left it to his wife. Later, it was divided in two and one part became a tavern.<ref name=bbcdomesday>{{cite web|title=Poundsbridge Manor|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-552000-141000/page/17|work=[[Domesday Reloaded]]|publisher=BBC|accessdate=26 April 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925061510/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-552000-141000/page/17|archivedate=25 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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It was illustrated by [[Samuel Prout]],<ref name=prout>{{cite web|title=Samuel Prout, O.W.S. (Diss, Norfolk 1783–1852 London) Poundsbridge Manor, Poundsbridge, Penshurt, Kent|url=http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/drawings-watercolors/samuel-prout-ows-poundsbridge-manor-poundsbridge-penshurt-5588978-details.aspx|publisher=Christie's|accessdate=26 April 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427014953/http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/drawings-watercolors/samuel-prout-ows-poundsbridge-manor-poundsbridge-penshurt-5588978-details.aspx|archivedate=27 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> was also illustrated in a book of 1810 in a drawing by Paul Amsinck, engraved by [[Letitia Byrne]]<ref name=amsinck>{{cite book|last=Amsinsk|first=Paul|title=Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood|year=1810|publisher=William Miller, Albemarle St. and Edmund Lloyd, Harley St|page=67|url=http://www.theweald.org/B10.asp?BookId=ams067|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427013417/http://www.theweald.org/B10.asp?BookId=ams067|archivedate=27 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and by an F. Grant{{efn|Not [[Francis Grant (artist)|Sir Francis Grant]].}} in 1906 (owned by Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery).<ref name=grant>{{cite web|title=The Picture House at Poundsbridge, Kent|work=Your Paintings|publisher=BBC|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/the-picture-house-at-poundsbridge-kent-77332|accessdate=26 April 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145213/http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/the-picture-house-at-poundsbridge-kent-77332|archivedate=24 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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In 1906 it was described as "Pounds Bridge" inn and being "on a secluded road between [[Speldhurst]] and [[Penshurst]], in Kent".<ref name=harper /> It is now a Grade II [[listed building]].<ref name=eh>{{cite web|title=Name: The Picture House List Entry Number: 1243345 List entry Number: 1243345 List entry Number: 1243345|url=http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1243345|work=The National Heritage List for England|publisher=[[English Heritage]]|accessdate=28 April 2014|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502035843/http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1243345|archivedate=2 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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In the Second World War, the house was hit by a stray bomb and the extensive rebuilding that was required was again done by Durtnell's.<ref name=kentlife /> |
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File:House at Pounds Bridge, Penshurst.jpg|House at Pounds Bridge, by Letitia Byrne, 1810 |
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File:Pounds Bridge, Penshurst, Kent, 1906.jpg|Harper's sketch of "Pounds Bridge" Inn in 1906 |
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File:Poundsbridge (geograph 2206704) (cropped).jpg|Poundsbridge Manor in 1995 |
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Revision as of 20:34, 14 October 2017
Poundsbridge Manor, nicknamed "The Picture House", is an oak timber-framed house built in 1593 by John and Brian Durtnall for their father William, Rector of Penshurst from 1563 to 1596.[1][2] Originally, it was called "Durtnolls" and it has an inscription "1593 WD ETA 69". WD are the initials of William Durtnell and the letter D, looking like an inverted Q, is the Gothic form of the letter. ETA 69 (ETA is a mistake for "aet", aetatis suae) means he was 69 years old when the house was finished.[3] In 1678 it was owned by an Edmond Woodgate and he left it to his nephew Thomas Woodgate, a yeoman of Farningham, who left it to his wife. Later, it was divided in two and one part became a tavern.[2]
It was illustrated by Samuel Prout,[4] was also illustrated in a book of 1810 in a drawing by Paul Amsinck, engraved by Letitia Byrne[5] and by an F. Grant[a] in 1906 (owned by Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery).[6]
In 1906 it was described as "Pounds Bridge" inn and being "on a secluded road between Speldhurst and Penshurst, in Kent".[3] It is now a Grade II listed building.[7] In the Second World War, the house was hit by a stray bomb and the extensive rebuilding that was required was again done by Durtnell's.[8]
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House at Pounds Bridge, by Letitia Byrne, 1810 -
Harper's sketch of "Pounds Bridge" Inn in 1906 -
Poundsbridge Manor in 1995
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- ^ McCooey, Christopher (27 August 2005). "A family business for 400 years". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|registration=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Poundsbridge Manor". Domesday Reloaded. BBC. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Harper, Charles G. (1906). The Old Inns of Old England, Volume II. London: Chapman and Hall. p. 221. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Samuel Prout, O.W.S. (Diss, Norfolk 1783–1852 London) Poundsbridge Manor, Poundsbridge, Penshurt, Kent". Christie's. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Amsinsk, Paul (1810). Tunbridge Wells and its Neighbourhood. William Miller, Albemarle St. and Edmund Lloyd, Harley St. p. 67. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Picture House at Poundsbridge, Kent". Your Paintings. BBC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Name: The Picture House List Entry Number: 1243345 List entry Number: 1243345 List entry Number: 1243345". The National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
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