Description

HILDENBOROUGH UNDERRIVER
TQ 55 SE
2/213 Milking parlour south west
of Rumshed Farmhouse

GV II

Milking parlour. Late C19. Ragstone rubble with brick dressings; peg-tile
roof.

Plan: On a north south axis and at right angles to the adjoining granary
(q.v.). A large rectangular milking parlour with a lean-to at the south end.
At the north end a small heated room adjoins at right angles to the east.
Entrances to the north and south ends.

Exterior: Single storey. Gabled roof. 4 windows to each long side with 4
original roof vents on each side of the ridge. The north end has a large C20
doorway in the centre flanked by smaller blocked doors. The heated room to
the left has a doorway on the north side, a stack in the south west corner and
brick quoins.

Interior: 6 bays of iron roof trusses with cambered ties. It is said that
some of the milking equipment used to be slung over the trusses (information
from owner).

Part of a good farmstead group with other agricultural buildings and Rumshed
Farmhouse, which was called St Julian's Farm before 1975. The parish and
district boundary runs through the farmhouse, which is partly in Sevenoaks
District.

Listing NGR: TQ5661249320

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26324208

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)