Oasthouse West of Old Barn Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Tonbridge and Malling local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1990. Oasthouse. 7 related planning applications.
Oasthouse West of Old Barn Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- heavy-loggia-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1990
- Type
- Oasthouse
- Address
- Oasthouse West of Old Barn Farmhouse, Stocks Green Road, Hildenborough, TN11 8LT
- OS grid reference
- TQ 558 480
- Coordinates
- 51.21053, 0.23004
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This oasthouse likely dates from the 19th century, with rebuilding occurring in the early 20th century following a fire and subsequent repairs after damage from the 1987 hurricane. It is built of Flemish bond brick with peg-tile roofs.
The plan consists of adjoining rectangular blocks arranged on a north-south axis, with a cylindrical kiln at the north end of the western block.
The asymmetrical north elevation, facing the road, features the gable end of the east stowage block to the left (east), containing one ground-floor and one first-floor window with 9 panes of glass. The cylindrical kiln to the right retains its conical roof and cowl, and has one unglazed window on its west side. The east return of the east stowage block includes a door on the left and a matching 9-pane window above; the rear elevation has a loft door. The west stowage block has a large 20th-century doorway in its south end. The west return exhibits one first-floor and one ground-floor 9-pane window to the right, and a door and loft door to the left.
Inside, segmental arched doorways connect the stowage blocks. The kiln does not retain its original furnace.
The oasthouse is part of a farmstead group linked to the Old Barn Tea House. A painted advertisement for the tea house, reading 'Old Barn Tea House. Oceans of cream', is displayed on the north side of the kiln in large lettering.
Local climate
Oasthouse West of Old Barn Farmhouse receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2006
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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