Firstly a big thanks to Tank2020 and Urbexdad for ideas on parking for this site. I had been looking for an excuse to visit the manor since I had seen the reports and tracked down the location. A little history -
This Manor house was owned by a jeweller-turned-property developer called who, having suffered a short period of blindness, used his fortune to found a charity. In later life, however, he did almost lose his sight in an accident. By now he had grown rich from the fruits of his property empire, and taken on some of the trappings of a country gentleman.
He had a 1,500-acre country near Maidstone, Kent. It was there that his chauffeur accidentally shot him in the eye during a shooting party. His sight was saved at Maidstone Hospital. It was possibly this incident that inspired him to leave his estate to a charity for the blind.
Visited with Coverturbex