Barnfield Cottage
BARNFIELD COTTAGE, FEN END ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1075984
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jul-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Barnfield Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- BARNFIELD COTTAGE, FEN END ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1075984
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jul-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Barnfield Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARNFIELD COTTAGE, FEN END ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BARNFIELD COTTAGE, FEN END ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Solihull (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Balsall
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 22072 75630
Details
BALSALL FEN END ROAD 1. 5108 (South-West Side) Barnfield Cottage SP 27 NW 11/116 II GV 2.
House. C16 or early C17. Timber-framed with rendered infill and a plain-tiled roof. Single-storey with attic.
FACADE: The road front has cells of small framing with angle braces. There is random fenestration to the ground floor and a projecting C20 lean-to porch at left. There are 2 gable dormer casements to the attic and a cross-axial stack to the ridge. The roof is gabled at right and half-hipped to the left where its ridge is lower. The right gable end has 4X3 cells of small-framing with angle braces and has two replaced casements to ground floor level. the gable is of exposed C19 brick.
INTERIOR; There are ceiling beams with end stops and heavy rafters to the ground floor. The dividing walls at attic level have angle struts and heavy, cambered ties supporting queen struts. The wall plate to the ground floor is also heavy. An Edwardian staircase with ramped handrail and spiral-twist balusters was inserted in the later C20. As a substantially intact early example of a timber-framed vernacular building retaining much of its internal architectural detailing, it fully merits listing. Although the later C20 extension has caused some loss of fabric, this has been limited and the position of the extension, to the rear of the original cottage, does not significnatly detract from its special interest.
Listing NGR: SP2207075628
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 218011
- 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.
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