Post by Les on Aug 12, 2022 3:27:09 GMT
Sevenoaks was the home to many tiltled and noble families.
Beechmont on the Greensand ridge ,River Hill owned by the Lambarde's
John Lambarde ,Alderman and Sheriff of London.in 1543 brough the manor of Greenwich.
When he died his Son William succeeded the estate.
He wrote 'Perambulation of Kent'that was regarded as a famous guide to Kent.
His Grandson Tomas Lambard (dropping the e from the end of the name)
He also Loved Kent. In 1654 he brought Park Place in Sevenoaks.
and Sevenoaks Park. This house was owned by four genrations of Lambards
till Multon Lanbard II
He married when 32 then Sold the House to Coonel Tomas Ausen .
before this Multon Lambard had sold the house he had a family seat built at beechmont
Ridge.this Land had been in the family for generations.
The mansion was like many of them was built of Kent ragstone.but the size of Beechmont was exceptional
compared with the others in size.
The site at the top of the ridge The gardens were cut out of the slopesbecame the magnificant .
They were of an array of differnt colours.
Multon Lambard devoted his time toplanning himselfmaking it thr most pampered house and garden of that
century.
He planted a avenue of Araucaria araucana(Monkey Puzzle trees)leading up to thr main entrance.
Multon Lambaed together witk other noble families of Sevenoaks.Including TheFanbry's of Kippington
and the Amherst's of Montyral.
He was on many commities on the devevlopment of Sevenoaks.
The Chapel in the weald of SevenoaksThat became St St George's Church.Other Churchies included St Nicnolas Sevenoaks and St Mary's Riverhead.
By the time Queen Victoria was crowned Beechmont had been enlarged even further.
Multon William Lambard III died his Son William inherited the property.
Sevenoaks had gas Street Lamps.the Railway the other side of the ridge.
1959 the country was at logger heads with france,maybe a war looming.
A call went out for a volunteer rifle group.
William help with oter dignities former The Sevenoaks Rifle Volunyeers.
no war took place but the Sevenoaks Volenteers continued to run.
1958 William Lambard led a poblic meeting to where the Railway Station should be.
Alsomaking alterations to Beechmont.
His Son Molton Lambard inherited the Estate in 1866 but his father stayed living in the house.
Multon became the new infalance at Sevenoaks.
Beechmont on the Greensand ridge ,River Hill owned by the Lambarde's
John Lambarde ,Alderman and Sheriff of London.in 1543 brough the manor of Greenwich.
When he died his Son William succeeded the estate.
He wrote 'Perambulation of Kent'that was regarded as a famous guide to Kent.
His Grandson Tomas Lambard (dropping the e from the end of the name)
He also Loved Kent. In 1654 he brought Park Place in Sevenoaks.
and Sevenoaks Park. This house was owned by four genrations of Lambards
till Multon Lanbard II
He married when 32 then Sold the House to Coonel Tomas Ausen .
before this Multon Lambard had sold the house he had a family seat built at beechmont
Ridge.this Land had been in the family for generations.
The mansion was like many of them was built of Kent ragstone.but the size of Beechmont was exceptional
compared with the others in size.
The site at the top of the ridge The gardens were cut out of the slopesbecame the magnificant .
They were of an array of differnt colours.
Multon Lambard devoted his time toplanning himselfmaking it thr most pampered house and garden of that
century.
He planted a avenue of Araucaria araucana(Monkey Puzzle trees)leading up to thr main entrance.
Multon Lambaed together witk other noble families of Sevenoaks.Including TheFanbry's of Kippington
and the Amherst's of Montyral.
He was on many commities on the devevlopment of Sevenoaks.
The Chapel in the weald of SevenoaksThat became St St George's Church.Other Churchies included St Nicnolas Sevenoaks and St Mary's Riverhead.
By the time Queen Victoria was crowned Beechmont had been enlarged even further.
Multon William Lambard III died his Son William inherited the property.
Sevenoaks had gas Street Lamps.the Railway the other side of the ridge.
1959 the country was at logger heads with france,maybe a war looming.
A call went out for a volunteer rifle group.
William help with oter dignities former The Sevenoaks Rifle Volunyeers.
no war took place but the Sevenoaks Volenteers continued to run.
1958 William Lambard led a poblic meeting to where the Railway Station should be.
Alsomaking alterations to Beechmont.
His Son Molton Lambard inherited the Estate in 1866 but his father stayed living in the house.
Multon became the new infalance at Sevenoaks.