Kitchen & Services, Bodiam Castle

Record ID:  140818 / MNA128015
Record type:  Building
Protected Status: Scheduled Monument, Listed Building: Grade I
NT Property:  Bodiam Castle; London and South East
Civil Parish:  Bodiam; Rother; East Sussex
Grid Reference:  TQ 7854 2560
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Summary

Kitchen and services to the Great Hall [Area 1].

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Most Recent Monitoring

None Recorded

Monument Types

  • KITCHEN (Medieval to Unknown - 1386 AD?)

Description

The kitchen and services are situated at the W end of the S range, the kitchen being linked to the Great Hall [140815] to the E by a central passage extending through the service area. There is access to SW tower [140811] which contained the well and dovecote. It is shown in a ruinous state in the 18th century in a watercolour by S.H.Grimm.

References

  • <1> SZF48184 - Monograph: Thackray, David. 1991. Bodiam Castle, National Trust Guide.

  • <2> SZF48233 - Illustration: Grimm S. H.. 1784. Castle, interior of kitchen.

Designations

Other Statuses and References

  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: HIGH WEALD
  • HER/SMR Reference (External): TQ72NE1
  • National Monuments Record Reference: TQ72NE1

Associated Events

  • ENA1985 - Field Survey, Archaeological and Historic Landscape Survey, Bodiam Castle, East Sussex (Ref: P7)

Associated Finds

None Recorded

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