Oast House At Beech Farm

An oast house, dating from 1808, is located at Beech Farm. The structure is built of red brick with grey headers and comprises three oblong kilns arranged in an "L" shape. A lean-to addition was added around 1940. The building has a moulded eaves cornice and a hipped tiled roof with cowls and fantails. An attached stowage, also of red brick with grey headers and a hipped old tiled roof, is present. The oast house is two storeys high with two parallel ranges, each featuring a six-pane pivoting sash window on each side. Access to the first-floor entrance is via a wooden ladder. A brick lean-to of one bay was added around 1940. Inside, the kilns retain their drying floors and plastered interiors. The roof structure includes through purlins, collar purlins, and a ridgepiece. Records of produce are visible on the walls, dating from 1889 to 1981, alongside fixed agricultural machinery made by W Weeks and Son of Maidstone. The ground floor is characterised by cambered arches and a brick floor. A 20th-century corrugated iron barn attached to the south is not considered to have any special architectural or historic significance.