Granary Adjoining The Threshing Barn At Rumshed Farm

HILDENBOROUGH UNDERRIVER TQ 55 SE 2/212 Granary adjoinign the threshing barn at Rumshed Farm

GV II

Granary. Probably late C18 early C19. South wall ragstone rubble to the ground floor, the loft of framed construction clad with weatherboarding; north wall framed and weatherboarded; peg-tile roof.

Plan: Built on a west east axis and sited between the threshing barn and late C19 milking parlour. Simple rectangular plan with a large doorway on the north elevation.

Exterior: Lofted. The north elevation has double doors in the centre, a 4- light window to the right (west); 2 loft windows and a loft loading door. The south elevation has 2 first floor windows and no doorway. Roof hipped at the west end, gabled at the east end where it adjoins the threshing barn. Interior: Flight of internal steps against the south wall. Slender framing to the walls.

Roof: Clasped purlin collar rafter roof of sawn timber of slender scantling, fixed with projecting pegs and augmented with iron ties.

Part of a good farmstead group with other agricultural buildings and Rumshed Farmhouse. The farm has changed its name from St Julian's Farm since 1975. The parish and district boundary runs through the farmhouse, which is partly in Sevenoaks District.

Listing NGR: TQ5661249320