Little is known about the fortified manor house of the Guildford family at Halden Manor, located in the Weald, SE Kent.
The house seems to have been near the site now occupied by 18th c. Halden Place; a defaced stone cartouche of the Guildford family has been incorporated into the 17th c. stable block. The remains of 3 sides of the large medieval moat can still be seen.
A probable performance venue. No relevant Guildford household records have been discovered but entertainers under family patronage performed elsewhere in the south-east in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.
Demolished.
late 14th c. Halden manor acquired by William Guildford via marriage with the daughter and heiress of the Halden family.
1487 License to crenellate granted to Sir John Guildford.
ca. 1537 Estate inherited by Jane Guildford, wife of John Dudley, later 1st Duke of Northumberland.
1553 Seized by the Crown on the attainder of Northumberland. Subsequently granted to Sir John Baker of Sissinghurst.
late 16th c. Acquired by Sir Henry Sidney, son of Northumberland's daughter Mary. Later sold by Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester to the Smith family of Westenhanger.
mid-17th c. Sold to Robert Gibbon of the Hole.
18th c. Farmhouse built on the site.
REED Sussex 95--8, 100--1
| Name | Dates | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Guildford, Edward | 0-1449 | |
| Guildford, Edward | 1479-1534 | Knight |
