Matfield House

Matfield House and Stables

Matfield House is a grade I listed Georgian house in the village of Matfield, Kent, England. [1]

The house was built in 1728 in the Queen Anne style for Thomas Marchant, a yeoman farmer from Horsmonden and his heiress wife Mary. It is constructed in two storeys of pink and red brick in Flemish bond overlooking the Matfield village green.

The associated stable block is also grade I listed. [2] One of a group of buildings forming a stable courtyard, it is surmounted by an impressive clock turret and cupola. The other stable building is listed grade II*, as is the coachhouse and the nearby Matfield House Cottages. [3][4]

The cricketer Francis Marchant, captain of Kent CCC from 1809–1897, was born in the house in 1864. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Name: MATFIELD HOUSE List entry Number: 1250644". Historic England. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Name: STABLE BLOCK IMMEDIATELY NORTH EAST OF MATFIELD HOUSE List entry Number: 1250646". Historic England. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Name: STABLE BUILDING ABOUT 50 METRES EAST OF MATFIELD HOUSE List entry Number: 1250647". Historic England. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Name: COACH HOUSE ABOUT 40 METRES NORTH EAST OF MATFIELD HOUSE List entry Number: 1263150". Historic England. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "England / Players / Francis Marchant". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

Coordinates: 51°09′09″N 0°22′10″E / 51.152589°N 0.36954°E