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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 44 NE 27
Type of record:Monument
Name:Bayleaf Farmhouse (former location)

Summary

Bayleaf Farmhouse


Grid Reference:TQ 4961 4869
Map Sheet:TQ44NE
Parish:CHIDDINGSTONE, SEVENOAKS, KENT

Monument Types

  • HOUSE (HOUSE, Medieval to Modern - 1391 AD to 2050 AD) + Sci.Date

Full description

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Bayleaf Farmhouse (former location). Re-erected at the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, West Sussex. Wealden type farmhouse.

Dendrochronology dating of the pantry wing gave a date range of 1400-1405. (1) A date of 1502-1514 was given for the later solar wing. (2) Further analysis of the service end gave a revised date of c.1391. (3)


<1> Vernacular Architecture Group, ADS Dendrochronology Database, Vol. 12, Pg. 39 (Website). SKE17391.

<2> Vernacular Architecture Group, ADS Dendrochronology Database, Vol. 11, Pg. 34 (Website). SKE17391.

<3> Vernacular Architecture Group, ADS Dendrochronology Database, Vol. 24, Pg. 51 (Website). SKE17391.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Website: Vernacular Architecture Group. ADS Dendrochronology Database. Vol. 12, Pg. 39.
<2>Website: Vernacular Architecture Group. ADS Dendrochronology Database. Vol. 11, Pg. 34.
<3>Website: Vernacular Architecture Group. ADS Dendrochronology Database. Vol. 24, Pg. 51.