Ingress Abbey, Kent

Historical Description

Ingress Abbey, a seat in Swanscombe parish, Kent, adjacent to the Thames, in the eastern vicinity of Greenhithe. The estate around it belonged to Dartford Nunnery; was formerly called Incegrice; passed from its monastic possessors to the Carmichaels, the Besboroughs, the Calcrafts, the Roebucks, and the Banners; and belongs now to the Umfreville family. The present edifice is a handsome structure in the Tudor style; was built by the late Alderman Harmer, out of stone from Old London Bridge, and stands amid tastefully wooded grounds.