Well done JohnFilmer - Over to you.
Next door to the Cloth House that was one of my earlier GTP's
Hartnup House, Smarden
History:
Dating in part from the 15th century,
Hartnup House is an enchanting
detached property of architectural
interest and historic note and
designated a Grade II* listing. In 1671
the south east wing was added by
Matthew Hartnup, who was
understood to have been the village
apothecary and whose name is
inscribed along with the date on the
bressumer oversail. On either side
are two single petal roses of the
houses of York and Lancaster and
two carved rhinoceros, which had
strong medical associations
throughout Europe by the 17th
century. Indeed, The London
Society of Apothecaries featured
German artist Albrecht Dürer’s
rhinoceros on its crest as early as
1617 and it was believed that vessels
carved from rhino horn had the
ability to detect poisons.
Hartnup House and the beautifully
landscaped garden with the
medieval church of St Michael the
Archangel as a backdrop, has been
in the same ownership for almost 40
years