 Welcome to our page of accommodation in
West Malling! West Malling is a fascinating little
village, picturesque, historic and lively with many historical
buildings. Prior House in King Street is thought to have been
a leper hospital, it is now a medieval hall house and a fine
example of what many of the houses in West Malling were like
before modern alterations were made. Ford House in the high street
is at least 600 years old, Malling Place in St Leonard's Street
dates back to Elizabethan times and was the home of several Admirals
of the Fleet. Went House in Swan Street is a splendid example
of the Queen Anne period with wrought iron and hand made bricks.
One of the most impressive buildings is St Leonard's Tower (photo)
built by Bishop Gundolf, who also built Rochester Cathedral and
the White Tower of London. In the town is the parish church of
St Mary the Virgin, which has a huge Norman tower (West Malling
used to be called town of three towers - the abbey tower, St
Leonard's tower and the church tower). |
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