Home Farm
Repair and extension to a fire damaged medieval hall house, Deerton Street, Kent
Home Farm, a grade II listed hall house was severely damaged by fire. Part of the original building survived, part was suitable for careful repair and part was lost and needed to be rebuilt as new. We designed a replacement east wing and new stair tower to the north which allowed the original open plan of the hall house to be recreated. The new structures were local brick at ground floor and horizontal timber boarding at first in contrast to the lime rendered surviving walls. New hand tiled steeply pitched roofs were needed throughout. Despite a limited budget set by the insured sum, the unique character of the house was restored and upgraded for contemporary living.
Architect: Jennifer Elbourn
with Sell Wade Postins
Project Value: Undisclosed
Contractor: S T Fullers
Prior to starting on site, we carried out careful analysis of the remaining timbers with the help of SPAB scholars. All new joinery was bespoke to the project and where possible based on salvaged examples. New oak window frames with leaded lights were installed: clear for the new parts of the build, rectangular for the original 16th century build and diamond for the 17th century extension to the south.
