Archbishop’s Palace
The Vanished Palace
The last of the princely palaces.
Warham’s great palace remained in its prime for just 14 years, before it began its decline into an empty shell. During its brief existence it had been no stranger to fame or Royalty. Both Erasmus and Holbein were visitors; Henry and Queen Catherine stayed here en route to the Field of Cloth of Gold along with 3,000 courtiers and knights.
Cranmer is reputed to have written part of the English prayer book here; Princess Mary spent two summers ‘on holiday’ here as an enforced guest to Archbishop Warham, and Henry himself owned the palace for a period of ten years before his death.
After his death, the un-used palace descended into ruin.
Archbishop Thomas Cramner
King Henry VIII
Princess Mary (Henry’s Daughter) ‘detained’ at Otford Palace
Alison Weir examins the Palace Tower
Foundations to the Archbishop’s-Chapel now in Bubblestone Road
The Tudor Royal Arms
Tudor Panelling from the Palace re-used in the Bull
A Palace door put to new use along Station Road
The First Manor
The First Manor
William Warham
William Warham
The Vanished Palace
The Vanished Palace
Romantic Ruin
Romantic Ruin
Conservation
Conservation
The First Manor
The First Manor
William Warham
William Warham
The Vanished Palace
The Vanished Palace
Romantic Ruin
Romantic Ruin
Conservation
Conservation
