Church Farmhouse Museum, Grade II* listed museum in Hendon, England
Church Farmhouse Museum is a two-story red brick building with three gables and central chimney stacks that represents 17th-century Middlesex architecture. The rooms were arranged as exhibition spaces showing daily life from different periods with period furnishings and household equipment.
The Kempe family owned the farmhouse from 1688 to 1780 before the Dunlop family took ownership from 1869 to 1945. These long periods of ownership shaped the site's history across more than two centuries.
The building displays typical features of a 17th-century farmhouse with red brick walls and gables that reflect rural life in the area at that time. Its layout with kitchen and work areas shows how farming families organized their daily living and work in this location.
The building is no longer open to the public as a museum since Middlesex University began using it in 2016 as the Centre for Abuse and Trauma Studies. Visitors can view the exterior and read the blue plaque marking its historical importance from the street.
A blue plaque on the building marks the childhood home of Mark Lemon, a noted writer and editor, who lived here from 1817 to 1823. Lemon later wove memories of the area into his writing, giving the place a literary connection.
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