- Whitehall farmhouse dates back to the 1450s when it was a small cottage on the banks of the river Medway. Over the years there were various extensions added to it, the largest of which was added in 1821 by the Comport family. This extension was by far the largest and most elegant and adds to the character of the house today. Many of the wall and ceiling decorations of this Georgian part of ...www.selfkater.com