Maypole

Maypole is a house dating from the 15th to 16th century, with alterations made in the 18th century and early 20th century. It is timber framed and covered with red and blue brick and tile hanging, and features plain tiled roofs. The building is a Wealden hall house with a cross-wing, standing two storeys high on a plinth. It has projecting and underbuilt wings on both the left and right sides, with recessed central bays and eaves supported by brackets. The roof is hipped, with stacks located at the left end, centre right, and at the right end and rear right.

On the first floor, there are four wooden and metal casements, while the ground floor has three glazing bar sashes. The central right door consists of six raised and fielded panels, topped with a traceried semi-circular fanlight and framed by an open pedimented surround on pilasters with entablature blocks. To the right return of the gabled wing, there is a canted 20th-century bay window, with offset stalls on the end wall made of English bond brickwork and a sandstone base. The rear has irregular fenestration of wooden casements and glazing bar sashes.

Inside, the house features a fully framed interior, with the main range showcasing a 1½ bay crown post roof. This includes a tall octagonal moulded central post, knee braced to the collar purlin, and diagonal struts from rafter to collar. The crown post trusses at each end of the hall have attached diminutive half-section crown posts, braced to the collar purlin, creating the appearance of arcade responds. The interior is heavily soot blackened. The cross-wing has stop-chamfered beams and splayed scarf points on the wall plates. The kitchen range includes a copper and plate warmer, which is reportedly similar to 16th-century examples found at Hampton Court, along with a stone-lined cellar below.

18th-century features include a ramped mahogany handrail leading to the top-lit stairs, marble fireplaces, and a wooden columned fireplace with a pulvinated frieze. Early 20th-century fittings consist of Art Nouveau fire fittings and mantlepieces.