TQ 74 NE MARDEN STAPLEHURST ROAD (north-east side) 2/116 Barn about 50 metres east of Old Hertsfield 19.5.86 Farmhouse GV II Barn. C15 or early C16. Timber framed, weatherboarded, on ragstone plinth. Plain tile roof. 4 timber-framed bays, with midstrey to second bay from north. South end bay shorter than rest. Steeply-pitched hipped roof with gablets. Low gabled weatherboarded porch to east. Lean-tos to east and west sides of two south bays. Single-storey C19 weatherboarded cattle shelter with plain tile roof, running east from north end, open to south side with posts on tapering padstones, and retaining wooden feeding troughs at time of re- survey. Interior: gunstock jowls to principal posts. Arch-braced tie-beams. Plain crown posts, each with two foot and two head braces. Lapped collars. Full-height intermediate posts to bays flanking midstrey. Stave, lath and daub infilling above midrail to east side of two south bays. Tension braces. Threshing - floor brace. Listing NGR: TQ7653347724