Barham Hall

Barham Hall is a farmhouse that dates back to the medieval period, with significant developments in the early 16th century and possibly the 17th century, along with alterations around 1800. The structure is made of flint rubble, timber-framed and plastered, with early 19th-century red brick. It features plain tiled roofs, an end stack on the left side, and a tall square ridge stack located to the right of the center, as well as two rear stacks. The building has two storeys and a main east-west range with a three-unit plan. There are gabled rear extensions from the mid-17th century, which include a surviving medieval wall that reaches up to the first floor; the south and west elevations were refaced around 1800.

The jettied north-south range at the rear, originally from the 16th century, was reduced to two bays in 1954. The south elevation has an entrance to the left of center, featuring a reeded wooden architrave, a projecting cornice with a fitted pelmet, panelled reveals, and a four-panelled half-glazed door. This is flanked by three-light hung sash windows and two twelve-paned hung sash windows to the right, all set in segmental brick arches. On the first floor, there are five recessed twelve-paned hung sash windows.

Inside, the early 16th-century range has a wind-braced side purlin roof and ogee-moulded ceiling beams. There is a roll-moulded inserted bressumer from the 17th century, which is contemporaneous with the gabled rear extensions. The exposed timber-frame and early 17th-century panelling have been reused beside the stair.

Barham Hall was possibly constructed by John Millicent around 1560 on the site of Barham Priory, a convent of the Crutched Friars that was dissolved in 1539. The jettied 16th-century range may have served as the manor court hall where Robert Millicent is recorded to have held four courts annually in 1577. The Millicent family owned the property until 1748, after which it was bequeathed to Pembroke College, Cambridge, around 1807. The building underwent renovation in 1954, during which some original windows were discovered, and the 18th-century brewhouse was demolished.