Forsters

Forsters is a farmhouse that was formerly cottages, located on Benover Road in Yalding. It dates back to the 16th century or earlier, with additions and alterations from the 17th century and late 18th century. The building is timber-framed with rendered infilling, and features a late 18th-century addition made of chequered red and grey brick. It has a plain tile roof and stands two storeys high with attics. The timber-framed section has a ragstone plinth and is divided into three bays by principal posts, although the long right bay may consist of two. The left end bay has a lower midrail, and there is possibly an underbuilt gable end jetty on the right side. The timber framing shows broadly-spaced close-studding.

The right addition has a brick plinth, higher eaves than the main range, and an eaves cornice decorated with small Ionic modillions. The main range has a steeply-pitched roof that is hipped to the left, while the right addition shares the same ridge-line and has a half-hipped roof to the right. There is a large multiple red and grey brick stack or stacks towards the centre of the main range, featuring corbelled tops to the flues, with one set of flues running parallel to the main range and another set adjoining at right angles.

The building has two gabled two-light dormers and the central bay features two pairs of posts that rise above the eaves with a lean-to roof over. One pair of posts is almost adjacent to the principal posts, while the other pair is set further into the bay. This arrangement likely framed a deep central window between the inner posts, with frieze windows between the inner and outer posts. The fenestration is irregular, with three two-light casements in the main range—one near each end and one filling the deep central window space. There is also a twelve-pane sash window in the 18th-century addition. A panelled door is set behind a small gabled porch at the left end of the right (or right-central) bay. Additionally, there is a brick lean-to with a rendered gable on the left side, and probably at least one rear wing. The interior has not been inspected.