Lower Tundridge Farmhouse

Lower Tundridge Farmhouse is a house dating from around 1650, with 19th-century alterations and restoration completed in the late 20th century. It is timber-framed with rendered infill resting on a high sandstone rubble plinth, topped with steeply pitched tiled roofs. The main range consists of three bays, with a rear wing that connects to the north bay. At the junction, there is a large sandstone rubble chimney featuring four clustered, decorated brick shafts. An additional chimney with an external rubble stack is located at the rear of the south bay and has three slender, long octagonal shafts from the mid-19th century.

The house has two storeys, an attic, and a half-cellar beneath the entire front range. The ground floor of the main range features a small, square panelled wall frame with close-set vertical studding. The windows on the main storeys are regularly spaced and consist of either four or five light, ovolo-moulded wooden mullions and transoms, which have tiled weatherings and project slightly beyond the wall frame on carved console brackets. The gable ends have similar window designs, along with attic lights, and there are casements in the cellar.

The main entrance is located at the rear central bay and features a 20th-century timber door with a tiled timber porch. There is also a rear entrance in the east gable end and a door to the cellar in the south gable end. Inside, the front range has a two purlin roof with long wind-braces extending from the ridge to the lower purlin. The ground and first-floor ceilings consist of two longitudinal main beams with an intermediate secondary beam in each bay, all jointed at the front into the centre of the window lintel. The main beams are chamfered and stopped, and some 17th-century broad oak floorboards remain. The main staircase and fireplaces are 20th-century replacements. This farmhouse is a rare example of a large late timber-framed house in the county, showcasing a symmetrical plan and facade that represents a transition between the timber-framed tradition and early 18th-century brick houses of similar proportions.