Buckwell Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1957. Farmhouse.
Buckwell Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- tangled-basalt-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ashford
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1957
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Buckwell Farmhouse is a manor house located on a moated site, dating from around 1500 with 17th and 18th century cladding. The building is timber framed and clad in red brick, topped with a tiled roof. The entrance front features a 17th century brick facade in English bond, standing two storeys high. To the left is the hipped end of a cross wing, while to the right is a catslide roof covering half of a ruined bay, where remnants of lost window openings can be seen. The facade includes two end stacks and an irregular arrangement of three windows, with 20th century wood casements. Notably, the left first floor window is a shallow oriel that is corbelled out in brick. The central door consists of six fielded panels topped by a rectangular fanlight, all set within a pedimented porch.
On the northwest or road front, the farmhouse displays a 17th century English bond red brick exterior with a plain tile roof. This side also rises two storeys and features a brick plinth with blocked openings leading to the cellar. The hipped roof ridge is higher on the left and steps down to the right. There are two large front stacks made of 18th century brickwork, with the right stack protruding from the wall surface. The fenestration is irregular, comprising two windows with 20th century wood casements, except for the lower right window which retains its 18th century glazing bar sash, all set in 18th century segment-headed openings.
Inside, there is a stone cellar from the late medieval period located at the junction of the two wings, which includes a blocked plain window opening and a surviving tunnel connected to a former drawbridge over the now dry moat. The living room features exposed solid spandrels supporting a large tie beam, along with a fireplace dating from around 1500. The spandrels and mantel are intricately carved with roses and shields, while the jambs are moulded to half height. The mantel bears the inscription: "Thomas Moyleys the ryght honor."
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