Pattyndenne Manor And Rear Courtyard

Pattyndenne Manor, located on Bedgebury Road in Goudhurst, is a house dating from the late 15th century, with alterations and extensions made in the mid 16th century. The building features a timber frame with exposed close-studding and plaster infill, set on a red brick base. The return and rear elevations are partly tile hung and made of red brick, topped with a plain tiled roof. It has a Wealden hall house plan consisting of four framed bays and stands two storeys high on a plinth. The left and right end bays project outward on moulded dragon posts and are connected by moulded bressummers. The central bays are recessed, with eaves supported by arched braces and central brackets. The roof is hipped with gablets and has stacks positioned at the centre right, rear left, and offset at both ends.

On the first floor, there are three 3-light leaded wooden casements and a 2-light mullioned window at floor level to the centre right. The ground floor features 3-light and 5-light mullioned and transomed casements, along with a 3-light canted oriel window on a coved base supported by moulded brackets to the right. A wave-moulded plank and stud door from the 16th century is located to the centre right, set within a four-centred arched doorway that has indented spandrels and a moulded surround, accessed by a flight of five steps.

At the rear right, there is a lower single-storey wing with brick crabs and an outhouse that encloses a small rear courtyard. Inside, the manor showcases high-quality construction and moulded details, including a tall octagonal crown post with a moulded capital and base on a massive tie-beam, supported by a roll-moulded knee brace. The roof has simple crown-post trusses that are smoke-blackened. A cross-passage features two 4-centred arched service doors, while heavily moulded ceiling joists and a principal fireplace bressummer are present, with extensive plank and muntin panelling throughout.

The manor was built in the early 15th century for the Pattenden family and was later altered in the mid 16th century for Sir Maurice Berkeley, who served as Standard Bearer to Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Elizabeth I.