- Cobham Hall
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Coordinates: 51°23′40″N 0°25′07″E / 51.39444°N 0.41861°E
Cobham Hall circa 1880.
Rear aspect in 2009Cobham Hall is a country house in Cobham, Kent, England. There has been a manor house on the site since the 12th century. The current building consists of a pair of Tudor wings built for William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham in the 16th century and a later classical central block, and a kitchen court to the rear added in 1771-73. The most notable feature of the interior is the two storey Gilt Hall.
Cobham Hall remained the family home of the Earls of Darnley until 1957 and is now an independent girls' boarding and day school for ages 11 to 18. It is open to the public on a limited number of days each year.
The building has also been used as a film set. A scene in Agent Cody Banks 2 in which Frankie Muniz fights Keith Allen in a room full of priceless treasures was filmed in the Gilt Hall. Scenes from an adaption of Bleak House were also filmed outside the building, and it was also used in a few scenes in the comedy sketch show Tittybangbang.
The Hall is used as the school in the 2008 film Wild Child.
Notable alumnae
- Princess Antonia, Marchioness of Douro
- Mishal Husain
- Juliet Jordan-Actress
External links
Categories:- Grade I listed buildings in Kent
- Gravesham
- Country houses in Kent
- Round Square schools
- Boarding schools in Kent
- Girls' schools in Kent
- Member schools of the Girls' Schools Association
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