Bumblebee Barn

Bumblebee Barn, East Street, Addington, ME19 5DG

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1070564
Date first listed:: 14-Aug-1984
List Entry Name:: Bumblebee Barn
Statutory Address:: Bumblebee Barn, East Street, Addington, ME19 5DG

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1070564
Date first listed:: 14-Aug-1984
Date of most recent amendment:: 16-Jan-1991
List Entry Name:: Bumblebee Barn
Statutory Address 1:: Bumblebee Barn, East Street, Addington, ME19 5DG

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Bumblebee Barn, East Street, Addington, ME19 5DG

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Kent
District:: Tonbridge and Malling (District Authority)
Parish:: Addington
National Grid Reference:: TQ 66016 59207

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 20 April 2022 to remove superfluous amendment details, update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards

TQ 65 NE 7/6

ADDINGTON EAST STREET (east side) Bumblebee Barn

(Formerly listed as Bumblebee Farm, previously listed as Barn at East Street Farm)

14.8.84

II

Former barn, now house. Probable late C16 date but converted in 1980s. Timber framed barn clad in weatherboarding on C20 ragstone and brick plinth with half-hipped renewed tile roof. Former west midstrey with hipped gable now has five light casement inserted at first floor level with C20 hipped weatherboarded porch on ragstone footings. Three hipped dormers with double mullioned windows. Ground floor has two and three light mullioned casements.

Rear elevation has four hipped dormers four mullioned casements, one half-glased door and patio door to left hand side. The former lean to addition to north was removed at the time of conversion. Aisled barn of five bays with jowled posts, queen post roof, mid rail and curved tension braces. Although many of the up right posts have new bases there is an inserted flow and a fireplace made up of reused timbers, the main posts are original to their upper parts and the tie beams, queenposts, purlins and wall plates with tension braces are original. The joists are edge halved scarfs with bridled abutments which (according to Cecil Hewitt) died out c.1650.

Listing NGR: TQ6601659207

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 179187
Legacy System:: LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.