Listed Building record TQ 55 SE 93 - CARTHORSE STABLE AT RUMSHED FARM
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 5511 5177 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ55SE |
| District | TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
| Civil Parish | HILDENBOROUGH, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT |
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Full Description
The following text is from the original listed building designation:
HILDENBOROUGH UNDERRIVER TQ 55 SE 2/215 Carthorse stable at Rumshed Farm
GV II
Carthorse stable. Circa mid C19, C20 repairs. Framed construction, clad with weatherboarding; peg-tile roof.
Plan: Simple rectangular plan on a west east axis, facing north. The west end wall has been rebuilt in concrete block.
Exterior: Single-storey with 4 stable doors on the front (north) and a window in the centre. Roof half-hipped at ends.
Interior: The original stall partitions survive with the names of the horses painted on the rear wall which is matchboarded - Prince, Duke, Darling, Dolly, etc.
Roof: Jowelled wallposts support a clasped purlin queen post roof with a ridgeboard. The roof has suffered from racking and has been repaired.
Part of a good farmstead group at Rumshed Farm, formerly called St Julian's Farm. The parish and district boundaries run through the farmhouse, part of which is in Sevenoaks parish.
Listing NGR: TQ5661249320
Historic England archive material: BF096226 RUMSHED FARM, UNDERRIVER
<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Farmstead Survey, Tonbridge and malling, Hildenburgh, Rumshed Farm (Ref: KFS-000101) (EKE13897)
Record last edited
Aug 12 2025 1:39PM