Looking for history of Shootfield House

[Acrossthepond]

Would anyone know where I could find  the history or any photos of "Shootfield House" which is in Sundridge Sevenoaks.  My great grandfather was the coachman there in 1891 and I'd like to know more about the place where they lived.
Canada

[casalguidi]

Hi Canada

There is a description (unfortunately no photo) on the Images of England site:

http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/

You will probably need to register and log in to view the details.

Casalguidi

[Mair]

Hi Canada

Again not much but something:-

http://www.theweald.org/P2.asp?PId=Sd.ShootHo

Gives the 1881 census details

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19991205/ai_n14497528

Gives arcticle on Adam Faith and Robin Cook!

Search on the A2A site gives you the Centre for Kentish studies who apparently hold the map and plans of the estate on which Shootfield House stands. 
http://www.a2a.org.uk/search/doclist.asp?nb=0&nbKey=1&com=1&keyword=shootfield&properties=0601

Jude

[shootfield house]

Would anyone know where I could find  the history or any photos of "Shootfield House" which is in Sundridge Sevenoaks.  My great grandfather was the coachman there in 1891 and I'd like to know more about the place where they lived.
Canada

Hello Acrossthe pond, I lived there for 2yrs and have many photos, however the easiest way to see it is on google earth the post code is TN14 6AP. 

[ryan]

Hi,

I think a distant relation of mine may have lived at this house in 1861? Isaac Yeldham & his wife Susan. I'm pretty sure that's what the address says on the census it's quite tough to read! Was this a farm house? Isaac's occupation was 'Farmer of 70 acres'.

[Pastmagic]

http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-448013-shootfield-house-sundridge-with-ide-hill
http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-448013-shootfield-house-sundridge-with-ide-hill/bingmap

Originally a Dower House on Chevening Estate. 2 adjoining blocks, the larger
left one of about 1830. 2 storeys, 3 windows. Fairly low pitched slated roof,
eaves soffit. Stucco. 1st floor sash windows with glazing bars in moulded
architraves. 4 steps to central double door of 6 fielded panels in wood doorcase
of pilasters, console brackets and cornice; flanked by bow windows of curved
sashes with glazing bars under conical lead roofs. Oval basement windows beneath.
Left return has loggia, with swept lead hood on paired slender hexagonal columns,
all along ground floor. Long casement windows in moulded architraves within.
Right block, of similar style to main block, may be an older building modernised
circa 1830. Sash windows with glazing bars, those on 1st floor in wood architraves
with blind cases.

FREDERICK GILLETT (Major) ; Shootfield House, Sundridge, Sevenoaks, Kent was the owner in 1916.


http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23229/pages/1711/page.pdf
http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/7722/pages/219/page.pdf
Does place Issac in the neigborhood ( - in case you have not got this source already - )already, he moved on....

Looks like the dower house aka Shootfield House has strong literary connections!
"Lady Catherine de Bourgh, both physically and temperamentally, bears many resemblances to the Dowager Lady Stanhope (wife of the second Earl and mother of the third), who would have been in her seventies in the 1790s.  Contemporaries describe Lady Stanhope as a very “determined” woman who dominated her husband while he was alive and his descendants when he was dead.  One source refers to her as “a rather fierce old lady.”  In the 1790s the dowager was living at the Dower House across the park from the Great House at Chevening, but was frequently at Chevening Park. "

http://www.jasna.org/persuasions/printed/number11/halperin.htm PM

See also:
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1984333
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1884473

Where you might find records relating to the house and possibly people who worked there.
Shootfield House and land in Sundridge  U1590/E248  1875
These documents are held at Centre for Kentish Studies
20 docs

[ryan]

Interesting, thank you! I had not seen those sources. Unlucky Isaac.

I'm thinking...perhaps there was a Farm House on the Estate? That would be more fitting for him.

 

[carolanne27]

The dower house was not shootfiels this information is massively wrong. The dower house was on ovenden road sundridge called ovenden house it was built around 1745 and bombed in 1941 home to grisel stanhope for over 25 years until she died then lord william plender baron of sundridge lived there.All information on this house is rare and very hard to come by I believe this was most likely the building you are looking for it had a rage of stables pleasure gardens and extensive farming land. I do not understand why shootfield is claimed to be the dower house by british listed buildings its as though they dont no about ovenden.Shootfield was indeed and still is i believe part of the chevening estate but not officially classed as in chevening park if you look at old maps of sundridge and chevening you will see the park boundary is bordered by ovenden road and they closed part of pilgrims.Shootfield house is on the open part of pilgrims I live very near. Hope this is of help

[marina davies]

Hi Canada

I have a photo of Shootfield House, when my great grandfather lived there. In fact I think we have a photo of him in a carriage and the horses are being held by a coachman, if that is of any interest?
Marina