Description

TQ 64 SW PEMBURY MAIDSTONE ROAD
(south side)
5/391 Little Hawkwell Farmhouse
20.10.54
GV II

Farmhouse. C16 or early C17 (maybe older core) with various C19 and a little
C20 modernisation. Mostly timber-framed, some brick underbuilding. The front
is plastered, the wet side is weatherboarded, rest is hung with peg-tile.
Coursed sandstone stacks with late C16/early C17 brick chimneyshafts; peg-tile
roof.

Plan: Basically an F- or E-plan house. Main block faces north north west,
say north. It has a 2-room plan, one each side of the central entrance hall
back in the main staircase in a stairblock projecting to rear. Room to left
is the kitchen with large projecting gable-end stack and parlour to right with
gable-end stack. Main rear block of 1- or 2-room plan projects at right angle
behind the right (west) end. It has a gable-end stack. To rear of the
kitchen end is a small and narrow one-room plan rear block. Details of the
plan and the development of the structure are not available since no internal
inspection was available at the time of this survey.

2 storeys with attics in the roofspace of the main block and cellars below.

Exterior: Symmetrical 4-window front is the result of a C19 modernisation and
contains 12-pane sash windows (mostly horned) and the outer bays have
tripartite sashes. 3 gabled dormers contain casements and the 2 cellar
windows are mullioned. Central front doorway has a large early C17 oak
doorframe with moulded surround but the stops have worn away. Probably late
C19 panelled door behind a contemporary gabled porch up a flight of stone
steps, both in Jacobean style. Main roof is gable-ended. Tall late C16/early
C17 chimneyshafts each end, staggered shaft to left and a star-shaped shaft to
right (another star shaft at the back of the rear block). The outer side of
the main rear block includes a 3-light window with Gothick glazing bars. At
the kitchen end, behind the stack, some of the plaster has fallen away
revealing the large corner post and some early brick infill. The outer side
of the service block has, at first floor level, a C17 oak 5-light window with
ovolo-moulded mullions and containing diamond panes of leaded glass. The
previous list description suggests there may be more mullioned windows to rear
but access was not possible at the time of this survey.

Interior: Was not available for inspection. Nevertheless a great deal of C16
and C17 carpentry is suspected. It is known to have a very fine late C17 oak
staircase; square newel posts with panelled sides carved with rosettes and
platted cords, ball finials, closed string with carved string, high moulded
handrail and heavy turned vase-like balusters. It was removed here from
nearby Hawkwell Manor when it was demolished.

A full internal survey should be undertaken before any alterations here lest
early features are disturbed.

Listing NGR: TQ6388742985

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26546113

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