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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 54 SW 75
Type of record:Building
Name:Timber Barn and Oasthouse at Warren Farm

Summary

Built between 1758 and 1840, the barn is timber framed with a single oast kiln.


Grid Reference:TQ 51972 43416
Map Sheet:TQ54SW
Parish:PENSHURST, SEVENOAKS, KENT

Monument Types

  • FARMYARD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1758 AD? to 2050 AD)
  • OASTHOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1758 AD? to 2050 AD)
  • TIMBER FRAMED BARN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1758 AD? to 2050 AD)

Full description

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The present timber framed barn and oast was built between 1758 and 1840. The barn is of an interesting timber frame with unusual struts from the centre of the floor up to just below the eaves. The walls are horizontal boarded, with a modern interlocking tile roof on a half hipped construction. It consists of three bays. A the rear is a single oast kiln. The single storey wings to the barn making up the fold yard) are brick with timber panels and slate roofs.(1)

Additional Info(2)


<1> Nicola Bannister, Historic landscape survey of Penshurst Estate, Tonbridge (Unpublished document). SKE6946.

<2> Cluttons, 1994, Penshurst Place: Whole estate management plan (Unpublished document). SKE6947.

Sources and further reading

Cross-ref. Source description
<1>Unpublished document: Nicola Bannister. Historic landscape survey of Penshurst Estate, Tonbridge.
<2>Unpublished document: Cluttons. 1994. Penshurst Place: Whole estate management plan.

Related records

TQ 54 SW 74Part of: Warren Farm: Farmhouse (Building)