Arden'S House

Arden's House is a Grade II* listed building that served as the guest house for Faversham Abbey and is located adjacent to the outer gatehouse, which once had an arch across what is now Abbey Street. The building consists of two sections. The back section is two storeys high with one window, constructed of stone rubble that is likely medieval, topped with a slate roof. The main section faces south and is a timber-framed structure, probably from the 15th century. It is three storeys tall with four windows, finished with plaster but featuring exposed close-studding on the first floor and a tiled roof.

The building is divided into two portions; the west portion has studding and overhangs on a bressummer on both the first and second floors on its south and west fronts, while the east portion is flush. It has casement windows and a small porch with a hipped tiled roof at the center, although the doorway is now blocked. To the east of the porch is a modern wooden boarded door. The north wall of the building, extending beyond the back section, features a massive brick chimney breast that has been truncated.

Arden's House is historically significant as the site of the famous murder of Thomas Ardene in 1550, an event that inspired the play "Arden of Faversham," written by Lillo in 1592 and sometimes attributed to Shakespeare. The house, along with No 81 and the wall enclosing the garden behind No 80, forms a group.