Noahs Ark Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 December 1985. A C14 Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.
Noahs Ark Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- secret-wicket-sedge
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 December 1985
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Noah's Ark Farmhouse is a farmhouse that has been converted into a house. It dates from the 14th century or early 15th century, with alterations from the mid-16th century, an addition from the early 17th century, and a facade from the 19th century. The building is timber framed, with the ground floor clad in painted brick and the first floor tile-hung. It has a plain tile roof and features a two-bay open hall with a storeyed bay to the left (west), consisting of two storeys and an attic.
On the south (rear) elevation, the left gable end jetties out, with an ogee tension brace on the ground floor and a plain doorway at the rear end of the first floor. The roof is hipped to the left with a gablet, and there is a multiple brick ridge stack on the rear slope of the roof towards the right end. A gabled dormer is present, along with irregular fenestration that includes two ovolo-moulded mullion windows: one four-light window to the left of centre and one three-light window beneath the stack. Additionally, there is a diamond mullion window on the ground floor of the left gable end.
The early 17th-century two-storey stair turret, consisting of two timber-framed bays, projects forward from the left end and features a jetty on the left side that continues from the main range's jetty. A ribbed door is located on the right side of the turret, accessible by four steps at the junction with the main range. The rear wall of the main range has a four-centred arched doorway with moulded jambs and hollow spandrels. A lean-to is situated on the right side.
Inside, the farmhouse showcases exposed framing, with large ogee braces at the left end of the hall. The hall features moulded and brattished end beams, a moulded crown-post, and a 16th-century inserted floor with moulded beams and cornice in the hall, as well as moulded beams in the first-floor room at the left end. The hall contains a 16th-century fireplace with a moulded wooden architrave and a four-centred arch adorned with blank shields and long leaf spears. There is also a doorway with a four-centred arched head and hollow spandrels on either side of the fireplace, along with a 17th-century newel staircase.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2007
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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