FARMBUILDINGS ADJOINING TO NORTH OF NORTH FRITH FARMHOUSE INCLUDING LONG BARN

FARMBUILDINGS ADJOINING TO NORTH OF NORTH FRITH FARMHOUSE INCLUDING LONG BARN, ASHES LANE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1070460
Date first listed:: 19-Feb-1990
List Entry Name:: FARMBUILDINGS ADJOINING TO NORTH OF NORTH FRITH FARMHOUSE INCLUDING LONG BARN
Statutory Address:: FARMBUILDINGS ADJOINING TO NORTH OF NORTH FRITH FARMHOUSE INCLUDING LONG BARN, ASHES LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1070460
Date first listed:: 19-Feb-1990
List Entry Name:: FARMBUILDINGS ADJOINING TO NORTH OF NORTH FRITH FARMHOUSE INCLUDING LONG BARN
Statutory Address 1:: FARMBUILDINGS ADJOINING TO NORTH OF NORTH FRITH FARMHOUSE INCLUDING LONG BARN, ASHES LANE

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: FARMBUILDINGS ADJOINING TO NORTH OF NORTH FRITH FARMHOUSE INCLUDING LONG BARN, ASHES LANE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Kent
District:: Tonbridge and Malling (District Authority)
Parish:: Hadlow
National Grid Reference:: TQ 61200 50523

Details

HADLOW ASHES LANE TQ 65 SW 3/5 Farmbuildings adjoining to north of North Frith Farmhouse, including Long Barn

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Ranges of farmbuildings. Dated 1856, some bomb blast damage in 1944, part converted to domestic accommodation circa 1980. Brick, mostly Flemish bond; most is ochre-yellow in colour but red brick and burnt headers are used decoratively; peg-tile roof, stable range replaced with conrete pantiles.

Plan: Large E-plan building facing south and containing a complex of various farmbuildings. Long tall range across the back with 3 ranges projecting forward. The back range contains a former threshing barn to right (east) which has now been converted to domestic use. The left end faces north. It is open at ground floor level with a feed store. A cottage with large projecting gable-end stack projects northwards from the centre of this back range. It has been converted to domestic use along with the former barn and is now known as Long Barn. The projecting block was built as a forge. The open-fronted section was used for carts and horses waiting for the blacksmith. The central of the 3 front ranges is taller and wider; it was a milking parlour and includes a row of lean-to pig sties along the right (east) side. Each end are low ranges containing animal houses facing inside. The left one was probably stables, the right one cow houses. A passageway runs through the wings alongside the rear range. North Firth Farmhouse (q.v.) is at the front end of the right (eastern) end.

Exterior: Original windows have segmental arches over and contain iron-framed pivoted casements with glazing bars. Original sliding plank doors. All the buildings have eaves cornices of cogged brick which are carried round the gable-ends. The threshing barn has been considerably altered when converted to Long Barn. The large central double doorway has been reduced and a series of large segmental-headed windows punched through. Most of the rest has been little altered since it was built. The open arcade to the rear of the rear range is carried on cast-iron columns under a large oak lintel. Above are 2 windows each side of a loading hatch doorway. The front (south) gable end of the milking parlour has a large central doorway with a winder overlight above with segmental arched head. Each side are small doorways and there is an extra one to right into the front end of the pig sties. The top section of the low-pitch gabled roof is lifted slightly to provide ventilation. In the apex there is a stone plaque inscribed EG 1856. Along both side walls is a series of lunette windows. Those to left have their original slatted windows and those on the right have sliding windows fitted to the inside of the wall. The roof includes sections of glass tiles to provide more light. The low left ranges contains stable doors and windows. The windows and doors on the outer (west) side are C20 insertions. The right range originally contained an 8-bay arcade of elliptical-headed arches with brick imposts; the arcade is now blocked. An ornate wrought iron weather vane is set into the ridge of the rear block roof. It contains the initials NF (North Frith) with the date 1856.

Interior: Has plain but sturdy carpentry. The roofs are king post trusses and the milking parlour roof is of aisled construction.

These attractive farmbuildings form part of a good group with the oast (q.v.), granary (q.v.) and North Frith Farmhouse (q.v.) which was built as a model farm by the owners of North Frith House.

Listing NGR: TQ6242949383

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Legacy System number:: 179441
Legacy System:: LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.