Latest Images by Chris Heaton http://www.geograph.org.uk/ 2013-05-26T10:21:25GMT text/html 2013-05-24T18:02:55GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3298 Chris Heaton 51.090165 0.397265 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3474261 text/html 2013-05-24T17:56:07GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3298 Chris Heaton 51.093946 0.388320 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3474252 The footpath heads west from beside Lamberhurst Surgery on the B2100. text/html 2013-05-24T17:51:22GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3298 Chris Heaton 51.091323 0.393469 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3474245 Metalled track leading off the B2169 towards Whiskett's Farm text/html 2013-05-24T17:45:29GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3298 Chris Heaton 51.093193 0.403135 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3474237 Small lake situated in woodland to the west of Scotney Castle Grounds. text/html 2013-05-24T17:41:23GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3298 Chris Heaton 51.094533 0.407917 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3474229 View looking east from The Tea Rooms situated in the grounds of Scotney Castle text/html 2013-05-24T17:34:28GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3298 Chris Heaton 51.091156 0.410313 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3474220 The earliest record from 1137 gives the owner of the estate as Lambert de Scoteni. Roger Ashburnham is credited with building the castle c.1378-80. Construction of the castle began as a roughly rectangular fortified house with towers in each corner. The original plan may never have been finished, and by 1558 it is likely only the southern tower remained. In 1580 the south wing was rebuilt in Elizabethan architecture style, and around 1630 the eastern range was rebuilt in three story Inigo Jones style. The Elizabethan wing remained a bailiff's residence until 1905, but the eastern range was partly dismantled on the completion of the new house in 1843, leaving the ruin as a garden feature. Now belonging to the National Trust the ruins have been blended into a formal garden setting, lending a chocolate box atmosphere to the whole scene. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scotney-castle/ text/html 2013-05-24T16:50:29GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3298 Chris Heaton 51.099398 0.403171 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3474150 Access and footbridge over the Lamberhurst Bypass. text/html 2013-05-24T16:47:25GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3298 Chris Heaton 51.099820 0.404478 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3474140 Looking north by Pierce Barn towards the A21, Lamberhurst By-Pass. text/html 2013-05-24T16:41:43GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3298 Chris Heaton 51.099916 0.391056 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3474120 text/html 2013-05-24T16:39:01GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3298 Chris Heaton 51.100698 0.392382 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3474106 The B2162 running through the centre of Lamberhurst. text/html 2013-05-24T16:34:39GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3298 Chris Heaton 51.099698 0.397330 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3474095 Part of Lamberhurst Golf Course, crossed over by a public footpath. The golfers on the fairway did not wait for us to pass but continued to lash golf balls in our direction as if were not there. text/html 2013-05-24T16:28:15GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3298 Chris Heaton 51.100486 0.393943 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3474078 A public footpath runs across here to the golf course beyond, to cross the A21. text/html 2013-05-23T17:05:24GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3298 Chris Heaton 51.534356 -0.120909 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3472741 This basin off the Regent's Canal is stuffed full of narrow boats and other craft - it is also home to the London Canal Museum. text/html 2013-05-23T16:58:22GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3298 Chris Heaton 51.090299 1.068380 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3472728 View from the platform, looking towards the tunnel. text/html 2013-05-23T15:33:59GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/3298 Chris Heaton 51.090246 1.066949 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3472567 On the South East Mainline, this the nearest network railway station to Hythe.