Milking Parlour South West Of Rumshed Farmhouse

The milking parlour, located south west of Rumshed Farmhouse, dates from the late 19th century. It is constructed of ragstone rubble with brick dressings and features a peg-tile roof.

The building is oriented on a north-south axis and is positioned at right angles to the adjoining granary. It is a large rectangular structure with a lean-to at the south end. At the north end, there is a small heated room that adjoins at right angles to the east. There are entrances at both the north and south ends.

The exterior is single-storey with a gabled roof. Each long side has four windows, and there are four original roof vents along the ridge. The north end features a large 20th-century doorway in the centre, flanked by smaller blocked doors. The heated room on the left has a doorway on the north side, a stack in the south-west corner, and brick quoins.

Inside, the milking parlour contains six bays of iron roof trusses with cambered ties. It is noted that some of the milking equipment was once suspended from the trusses, according to the owner.

This building is part of a well-preserved farmstead group that includes other agricultural buildings and Rumshed Farmhouse, which was known as St Julian's Farm before 1975. The parish and district boundary runs through the farmhouse, placing part of it in Sevenoaks District.