Listed Building: MOAT FARMHOUSE (281555)

KENTON TM 16 NE 1/131 Moat Farmhouse - II Farmhouse. Mid C14 and later C17, in 2 phases, forming a 2-cell house; large rear addition of 1985, in parallel with old range. Timber framed and plastered, the left gable end with C19 red brick casing to eaves level. Pantiled roof, less steeply-pitched over the later right cell. 1 1/2 storeys. Casement windows without glazing bars, all of c.1985. Left cell has 2 raking dormers, the right cell one flat-roofed dormer. Central internal stack with plain axial shaft, the lower portion original, the upper part C19. Entrance door to rear. Interior. Earliest section comprises 1 1/2 bays of a 2-bay former open hall. The open truss has an arched-braced tie beam, the centre portion removed. This supports plain square or oblong queen-posts, splayed at the base, with solid braces to the arcade plates. The collar has been lost, probably together with the remainder of the original roof structure. Stop- splayed scarf joints in arcade plates and front wallplate. A little C14 framing in the gable end, otherwise concealed. Inserted floor has long axial beam, the joists concealed. C17 structure in 2 bays, with plain first floor studding. Butt purlin roof. Back-to-back open fireplaces on ground floor. Encircling medieval moat. Listing NGR: TM1855266139