Description from record TQ 74 SW 8 :
(TQ 71604072) Grovehurst (NAT) (1) II* Grovehurst 15th century with later 16th century additions. Originally a weaver's house and later belonging to the Austen family. Plastered elevations masking timber framed structure. The exterior plaster work covers closely spaced vertical half-timbering which can be seen from the inside. The main elevation towards the road has 2 gables to left with projecting 2-storey staircase wing and pentice porch at side. Projecting gabled wing to right with another pentice porch at side. Both pentice porches are probably 17th century additions. Connecting ridge tile roof brought down as pentice to rear. Ridge and end stack to right. All 3 gables over-sail on first floor with tile hanging in attic. Centre gable with moulded bressumers and supporting brackets. Attic bressumer carved with date 1641 and initials I.A. Centre gable with projecting bay window on ground floor and oriel window above with plastered cove. Projecting wing to right with mullioned and transomed windows on both floors. Projecting staircase wing to left with mullioned and transomed window on first floor. The interior is very interesting and one room has Elizabethan panelling with carved overmantel. In the attic are two king-posts and from the plan of the building as it is today it seems that it incorporates two Hall houses. III Outbuildings to the North East of Grovehurst Various weatherboarded farm buildings including large weather-boarded barn with half hipped ridge tile roof with lean-to and pentice additions. (2) Grovehurst. A lovely timeber-framed house, rendered white, the gables effectively hung with red tiles. In plan a T, the cross-wing at the right gabled front and back. The left two-thirds a symmetrical composition of two gables projecting at two levels, with a two-storeyed porch, now blocked, between them. On one of these gables the date 1641. Two curious pent-porches upset rhythm of the front. Long sweeping roof at the back. (3)

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
HORSMONDEN GROVEHURST ROAD TQ 7040-7140 (east side) 7/43 Grovehurst 20.10.54 GV II*
House. C15 altered and extended C16 and c.1641. Timber framed and rendered with some exposed framing with plaster infill. Plain tiled roof. Hall house with cross wing origin. Two storeys on plinth with jettied cross wing projecting at right with close studded frame on first floor. Left hand section a regular composition of 2 gables jettied at first floor and gable levels, with moulded bresummers, bargeboards and pendants, with central 2 storey stair projection, also with moulded bargeboards and pendant: gable dated I A 1641 (refering to John Austen). Stack clusters to centre left (behind the porch) and to right in the cross wing. Three light leaded wooden casement to left on first floor with 4 light mullioned and transomed window to porch, central 5 light transomed oriel and 3 light transomed window to right; fenestration pattern repeated on ground floor. The porch and cross wing both with lean-to added porches on left flanks, with turned baluster side screens and rib and stud doors. Catslide outshot to right return, and left return with exposed small panel frame with arched door opening, now blocked, to upper left. Rear with catslide outshot and single storey extensions with moulded stack. Interior: (recorded) crown post roofs in both main range and cross wing. Late C16 panelling and carved overmantel in one room and mid C17 staircase in stair projection (see B.O.E. Kent,I, p.335, Igglesden, 17, pp.52-4). A manorial seat giving its name to the Grofhurst family (brasses in Horsmonden church); by C17 part of the Austen family's extensive possessions in Horsmonden.
Listing NGR: TQ7160540722 (4)

<1> O.S 1:2500 1967 MLGP 2433/11/A (OS Card Reference). SKE47773.

<2> Tonbridge R.D. Kent. Sept. 1949 80 81 (OS Card Reference). SKE50606.

<3> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 335 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37872.

<4> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.