In January 2015, the Museum embarked on the dismantling of a late 18th century barn and early 19th century stables at May Day Farm, Pembury Road, Tonbridge. The buildings were in the path of a road widening scheme on the Tonbridge-Pembury section of the A21 in Kent. The work was led by Museum Carpenter-in-Residence, Joe Thompson, and the project has been partially funded through Balfour Beatty, the contractors for the road scheme. After careful dismantling, the timbers were conserved and stored at the Museum, before re-erection. May Day Farm barn and stable opened to Museum visitors on 27 August 2018. Watch this fascinating time-lapse video of its dismantling.

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