Listed Building record TQ 65 NE 185 - BROADWATER FARM OASTHOUSES, East Malling

Summary

Grade II listed building. Early to mid 19th century oasthouses and attached cart shed. The stowage is two parallel ranges, two storeys of red brick with grey brick headers in Flemish bond. The front range is hipped with three cambered doorcases. The rear range is half hipped at the end facing the road (which has a central loading door and two blocked pointed arches), the side facing the farmyard has a cambered cart entrance converted to a sliding door. The southern most roundel is the earliest (possibly early 19th century) and is in Flemish bond with a tiled roof and cowl and fantail. The next roundel to the north is of stock brick in Sussex bond with a tiled roof and cowl and fantail. Further to the north are the three remaining roundels, two with Kentish Ragstone bases with galleting and stock brick above, the third entirely of stock brick. All have tiled roofs with cowls and fantails. To the north is a mid 19th century four-bay cartshed with a red brick rear wall.

Location

Grid reference TQ 68852 56699 (point)
Map sheet TQ65NE
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish EAST MALLING AND LARKFIELD, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
The following building shall be added to the list:-
EAST MALLING BROADWATER ROAD TQ 65 NE 7/10003 Broadwater Farm oasthouses
GV II
Oasthouses and attached cart shed. Early to mid C19. stowage is of 2 parallel ranges red brick in Flemish bond with grey brick headers. Front range is hipped with 3 cambered casements to 1st floor and 3 cambered doorcases. Rear range is half hipped to the end facing the road, which has 2 blocked pointed arches in the 1st floor and central loading door with cross-shaped iron ties. To farmyard side are cambered casements and cambered cart entrance converted to sliding door. The southernmost roundel is the earliest and could be early C19. This is in Flemish bond with tiled roof with cowl and fantail. The roundel immediately to the north is stock brick in Sussex bond with tiled roof with cowl and fantail. To the north are the remaining 3 kilns, 2 of which have bases of Kentish ragstone with galleting, and stock brick above, the third entirely of stock brick. All have tiled roofs with cowls and fantails. Attached to the north by an early C20 2- storey wooden platform is a 4-bay mid C19 open fronted cart shed with queen post roof, red brick rear with pilasters and roof tiles missing at time of survey. Interior of oasthouses retain drying racks and hop presses.
Listing NGR: TQ6909657443 (1)

Historic England archive material: BF098001 BROADWATER FARM, BROADWATER LANE, EAST MALLING AND LARKFIELD


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

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  • <1> Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: Investigation by RCHME/EH Architectural Survey (EKE19937)

Record last edited

Sep 22 2025 2:57PM