Venue Type & Location
Overview
Little is known about the Lovelace family seat, located in the village of Bethersden just W of the parish church of St Margaret. The manor and mid-14th c. house stayed in the Lovelace family until the 17th c. when the house deteriorated.
In the late 19th c. Pearman noted that one 'of the walls belonging to the old mansion remains, and in a room of the present house there is some oak panelling, and the Hulse arms in stained glass, removed from the earlier edifice' ('Lovelace' 185).
Performance History
A possible performance venue. Although no relevant family records survive, a bearward patronized by William Lovelace appeared at Lydd in the 1560s.
Current Status
History of the Venue
mid-14th c. Manor purchased by John Lovelace from William Kinet. Manor house built subsequently.
mid-17th c. Sold by the poet Richard Lovelace to Richard Hulse of Cheshire.
late 17th c. Manor sold to Sir Edwin Stede.
early 18th c. Demolished and replaced by a substantial farmhouse on or near the site.
Record Source
REED Kent: Diocese of Canterbury 2.698--9
Patrons who owned this venue
| Name | Date | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Lovelace, William | 0-1577 |
Bibliographic Sources
- Brayley, E.W. The Beauties of England and Wales; or Delineations, topographical, historical and descriptive of each county. 18 vols. London: Vernor and Hood, 1801--16
- Harris, John. The History of Kent. London: D. Midwinter, 1719
- Hasted, Edward. The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent. 1st ed [1778]. 12 vols. Canterbury: Printed for the author by Simmons and Kirkby, 1778
- Newman, John, and Nikolaus Pevsner. West Kent and the Weald. Harmondsworth and Baltimore: Penguin, 1976
- Pearman, A.J. 'The Kentish Family of Lovelace.'. Archaeologia Cantiana 10 (1876): 184--220.