L-shaped farm building at Bullen Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 November 2012. Farm building. 1 related planning application.
L-shaped farm building at Bullen Farm
- WRENN ID
- swift-pedestal-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 November 2012
- Type
- Farm building
- Address
- L-shaped farm building at Bullen Farm, TN12 5LX
- OS grid reference
- TQ 660 490
- Coordinates
- 51.21644, 0.37652
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The farm building at Bullen Farm consists of an L-shaped arrangement of ranges, likely constructed in the late 18th or early 19th century for use as a cart shed, with a further range added in the mid-19th century. The buildings were part of a cattle yard by 1872, as shown on Ordnance Survey maps. In 1982, the southern end of the eastern range was removed to allow access for larger vehicles, and the south end wall and possibly the west wall were rebuilt in the late 20th century. A more recent corrugated iron-roofed structure attached at the southeast corner is not of special interest.
The building is constructed primarily of brick, with open fronts supported by timber piers. The roofs are covered in peg-tiles, though the western slope of the eastern side was re-tiled with modern tiles following theft.
Originally, the north range comprised a single-storey, six-bay structure, and a four-bay range was later added to form the L-shape with the eastern range. The north range's rear and side walls demonstrate a Sussex bond brick pattern. The west-end wall of the north range has been rebuilt in brick during the 20th century. Its open front is held up by posts featuring curved brackets, wind braces set on splayed stones, and the roof structure incorporates tie beams, rough-cut rafters, a ridge piece, and later-added rustic collar beams. The western bay of the north range contains two brick fireplaces from the 19th century, with segmental arches and chimneys set at right angles to each other, each equipped with iron bars and hooks used for communal cooking by seasonal hop pickers. A 19th-century wall of Kentish ragstone rubble with brick coping, forming one side of a former cattle yard, abuts the north range at the southwest end. A concrete cattle feeding trough runs the length of the wall on the inside of the yard. The eastern range has a Flemish bond brick wall on its east side, with grey brick headers. The south end wall was rebuilt in the late 20th century in matching Flemish bond style. The east range is open-fronted along its west side, with posts featuring wide wooden supports, some bolted and some pegged. The roof structure of the eastern range mirrors the north range, featuring tie beams and sawn rafters. The south bay of the east range has been partitioned off with horizontal weatherboarding.
Local climate
L-shaped farm building at Bullen Farm receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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