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Monument details

Summary

Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1066 to 1975. Manor house of mostly early 17th century construction incorporating a medieval timber-framed house dating from 15th or 16th century. It is a large manor farmhouse, irregular in shape and surrounded by a medieval moat. Datestone reads 1690. The south wall was recased in the 20th century. The moat is scheduled.

Monument Types

• HOUSE (Medieval to Modern - 1400 AD to 2050 AD)

Full description

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The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5280 SHOREHAM SHOREHAM Filston Lane (East Side)
Filston Hall Farmhouse TQ 56 SW 38/1185
II*
2. Date of C16 in stone over entrance, but much of he interior is early C17, with a late mediaeval timber framed part. Large manor farmhouse, irregular in shape and surrounded by mediaeval moat and approached on the west side over old mediaeval bridge. Tile main elevation faces south with recently restored brick facade of 3 storeys with masked brick gable ends and half basement lights. Restored mullioned and transomed windows with square paned and lattice casements. Tudor brick coupled stacks. Elevation facing west of 2 storeys with ridge tile roof and tiled gable end to left. The interior contains some very fine panelling and an exceptionally fine staircase. The general character of the house is Jacobean throughout although the kitchen wing is very much older. Some original mullioned and transomed windows with old iron casements. C17 cellar. Crown post roof complete in north wing. Listing NGR: TQ5108160064 (1)

Description from record TQ 56 SW 3 :
(TQ 5160 6078) Filston Hall (NAT) Moat (NR) (2) Filston Hall dated 1690 but incorporating older Md. framed structure. Large manor farmhouse irregular in shape and surrounded by a Md. moat, and approached on W. side over old Md. bridge. S. elevation - recently restored brick facade of 3 storeys with masked brick gable ends. Restored windows, Tudor chimneys. W. elevation - 2 storeys, ridge tile roof, tiled gable to left. General character of house throughout is Jacobean, though kitchen wing is much older. (3) Filston Hall, a farmhouse, as described above and in good condition. See GP. AO/64/126/3 from the west. The moat is waterfilled and well preserved. Published 1/2500 survey correct. (4) TR 516608. Filston Hall, Shoreham. Listed in the County checklist of moated sites in Kent - December 1979. 1. 5280 SHOREHAM SHOREHAM Filston Lane (East Side) Filston Hall Farmhouse TQ 56 SW 38/1185 16.9.54. II* 2. Date of C16 in stone over entrance, but much of the interior is early C17, with a late mediaeval timber framed part. Large manor farmhouse, irregular in shape and surrounded by mediaeval moat and approached on the west side over old mediaeval bridge. The main elevation faces south with recently restored brick facade of 3 storeys with masked brick gable ends and half basement lights. Restored mullioned and transomed windows with square paned and lattice casements. Tudor brick coupled stacks. Elevation facing west of 2 storeys with ridge tile roof and tiled gable end to left. The interior contains some very fine panelling and an exceptionally fine staircase. The general character of the house is Jacobean throughout although the kitchen wing is very much older. Some original mullioned and transomed windows with old iron casements. C17 cellar. Crown post roof complete in north wing. (5) Filston Hall a delightful but puzzling 17th century moated house, a date in the second quarter of the century seems to be indicated though it must have been tampered with later. The datestone of 1690 could even refer to reconstruction of the walls, for the bonding is all Flemish (excluding the bonding in the cellars and the attic which is English) The south wall was recased in the 20th century. (6)

Additional informatin (7-9)

<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> OS 6" 1936. (OS Card Reference). SKE48338.

<3> Min. T. and C.P. Prov. List. Sevenoaks R.D. 2360/11/A 1949. (OS Card Reference). SKE47209.

<4> F1 ASP 02-OCT-64 (OS Card Reference). SKE41899.

<5> Moated Sites Res Gp 6 1979 47 (C J Bond) (OS Card Reference). SKE47255.

<6> DOE(HHR) Kent Dist of Sevenoaks Jan 1975 301 (OS Card Reference). SKE41176.

<7> Historic England, Archive material associated with Filston Hall Farmhouse (Archive). SKE53751.

<7> Bldgs of Eng W Kent and the Weald 1980 523 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE38015.

<8> Arch Cant 93 1977 222 (T Tatton-Brown) (OS Card Reference). SKE36151.

<9> Field report for monument TQ 56 SW 3 - October, 1964 (Bibliographic reference). SKE2967.

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