Farm, first mentioned in the 12th century. Several buildings were shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (c. 1869) all of which seem to have been of 18th or 19th century date.

In 2004 a photographic survey and inspection was carried out ptiot to the demolition of most of the buildings in advance of redevelopment for housing.

Building 1 was a 6 bay timber barn of a construction type typical of the late 18th century. It is probably the building shown on the 1797 estate map. This barn will be retained and converted.

Building 2 and 2a was a single storey open plan shed, 5 bays by 2 bays with 2 slate covered hipped roofs. The outer walls were mainly brick with some weatherboarding. It dated from between 1869 and 1895 having been built for general agricultural purposes.

Buildings 3, 3a and 3b. Building 3 was a long single bay wide timber-gframed shed on a brick plinth with painted weatherboarding. It dated to 1841 - 1869. At its north building 3b was similar and was linked to the barn.It was added before the end of the century. The western section was extended to form building 3a in the post Second World War period.

Building 4 was broadly contemporary with buildings 1 and 3 dating from the late 18th to early 19th century. It formed the southern end of a range with building 1 at the north.

Building 5 was of late 20th century date.

Clenches Cottages comprised two semi-detached 2 storey residential properties with slate hipped roofs. They date to 1841 - 1869. These buildings were retained under the proposed development.(1)

Listing Text:

SEVENOAKS

661/0/10027 CLENCHES FARM ROAD
22-JAN-03 Clenches Farm Barn

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Barn, later bottling plant for dairy. Later C18. Timberframed except for lower part of south end wall which incorporates an earlier Kentish ragstone wall. Clad in weatherboarding with some old boards to east. Half-hipped tiled roof.
EXTERIOR: Original cart entrances to third bay from the north with C19 cart doors to west and curbing stones. Second bay to north on west side has late C20 shutterfronted door and south end has late C20 window inserted below the half-hip.
INTERIOR: Six bays. Upright posts have jowls with a curved profile and curved braces to the tie beams. The wall frame has staggered midrails and diagonal braces. The roof structure comprises a queenpost with angled side ties and a kingpost above. There are two tiers of purlins with diagonal braces.
HISTORY: This barn is shown on William and Edward Peckham's Plan of 1796 and an estate map annexed to a conveyance of the Kippington estate from Sir Charles Farnaby to Francis Motley Austin, a cousin of Jane Austen, in 1797. (2)

CgMs Consulting, 2004, Archaeological Desk Based Assessment Clenches Farm Sevenoaks (Unpublished document). SKE13480.

CgMs Consulting, 2004, Archaeological Desk Based Assessment Clenches Farm Sevenoaks (Unpublished document). Ske13480.

<1> CgMs Consulting, 2004, Description and Analysis: Clenches Farm, Clenches Farm Road, Sevenoaks, Kent (Unpublished document). SKE13478.

<2> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.