HILDENBOROUGH UNDERRIVER TQ 55 SE 2/213 Milking parlour south west of Rumshed Farmhouse GV II Milking parlour. Late C19. Ragstone rubble with brick dressings; peg-tile roof. Plan: On a north south axis and at right angles to the adjoining granary (q.v.). A large rectangular milking parlour with a lean-to at the south end. At the north end a small heated room adjoins at right angles to the east. Entrances to the north and south ends. Exterior: Single storey. Gabled roof. 4 windows to each long side with 4 original roof vents on each side of the ridge. The north end has a large C20 doorway in the centre flanked by smaller blocked doors. The heated room to the left has a doorway on the north side, a stack in the south west corner and brick quoins. Interior: 6 bays of iron roof trusses with cambered ties. It is said that some of the milking equipment used to be slung over the trusses (information from owner). Part of a good farmstead group with other agricultural buildings and Rumshed Farmhouse, which was called St Julian's Farm before 1975. The parish and district boundary runs through the farmhouse, which is partly in Sevenoaks District. Listing NGR: TQ5661249320