Bossenden Farmhouse

Bossenden Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the 17th century and the mid-19th century. It is constructed of red brick in English bond on the rear wing, topped with a plain tiled roof. The 17th-century wing features a 19th-century front elevation. The building has two storeys with corbelled eaves beneath a hipped roof, which has a stack at the rear. The front has a regular arrangement of three glazing bar sash windows on the first floor and two on the ground floor, along with a central half-glazed and panelled door that is sheltered by a flat hood on brackets.

The rear wing also has two storeys and a half-hipped roof, with half-hipped extensions to the left and stacks located to the left and rear centre. There are loft doors to the left and in the extension, and the fenestration is irregular, featuring glazing bar sash windows and wood casements. To the right, there is a door with six raised and fielded panels, and boarded doors to the left. Single-storey service wings are attached to both the left and right sides, primarily from the 19th century, but they show extensive evidence of 17th-century brickwork.

Inside, the 17th-century wing boasts fine moulded beams. Historically, John Nichols Thom, also known as Sir William Courtenay, stayed here before the Battle of Bossenden Wood on May 31st, 1838, which marked the end of the Courtenay Riots, during which Courtenay and eight of his followers were shot by the military.