Category Archives: Research

Catherine Weed Barnes Ward at Cobham c.1901

Posted on 14th June 2018 by Ruiha Smalley

Catherine Weed Barnes Ward (alternatively Catharine) was a pioneer in the field of women’s photography at the turn of the 20th century. She was born in Albany, New York, and later moved to England. She was a feminist of the … Continue reading →

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Cobham Landscape Detectives research note 6: the Manor of Henhurst

Posted on 22nd March 2018 by Ruiha Smalley

Introduction This Research Note describes the varied history of the Henhurst manor and its lords over a thousand year period. It draws upon a variety of primary and secondary sources though it can say nothing of the actual buildings of … Continue reading →

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Cobham Landscape Detectives research note 5: the Manor of Vyaunds

Posted on 27th February 2018 by Ruiha Smalley

Introduction The family of Vyaundes (with various spellings) was in London and Cobham from at latest 1299 and Margery, the last of them, seem to have died about 1370. After that date, their land appears as a small manor, which … Continue reading →

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Cobham’s historic water supply

Posted on 20th February 2018 by Ruiha Smalley

Cobham Village Pump and Cistern 1778 – Parish Pump Moves In the mid 18th Century, Cobham Village’s water was supplied from a number of ponds and a parish pump with an underground cistern located in Cobham’s The Street, close to … Continue reading →

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Meadow Cottages, Cobham

Posted on 21st August 2017 by Ruiha Smalley

1Grade II Listed 1096323, of special architectural or historic interest  Kent HER record SKE16160 and  TQ 66 NE 161 Original house built 1700 -1799 Red brick with projecting courses to eaves; Two story with hipped tiled roof and casement windows; … Continue reading →

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