Barn at Red Cow Farm (30 Metres to North East of House)
BARN AT RED COW FARM (30 METRES TO NORTH EAST OF HOUSE), DUNSTABLE ROAD (A5)
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1101219
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Barn at Red Cow Farm (30 Metres to North East of House)
- Statutory Address:
- BARN AT RED COW FARM (30 METRES TO NORTH EAST OF HOUSE), DUNSTABLE ROAD (A5)
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1101219
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Barn at Red Cow Farm (30 Metres to North East of House)
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARN AT RED COW FARM (30 METRES TO NORTH EAST OF HOUSE), DUNSTABLE ROAD (A5)
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:
- BARN AT RED COW FARM (30 METRES TO NORTH EAST OF HOUSE), DUNSTABLE ROAD (A5)
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- Dacorum (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Markyate
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 05247 17662
Details
MARKYATE DUNSTABLE ROAD (A5) TL 01 NE (East side) 2/191 Barn at Red Cow Farm 16.1.84 (30M to NE of house) (Formerly listed as Barn north GV of Red Cow Farmhouse) II
Barn. Late C16/early C17, mid C17 gabled rear extension. Timber frame on low brick sills, dark weatherboarded, with steep old red tile roofs. A tall 3-bays barn facing W into the farmyard with double doorway to middle bay and gabled tall E rear extension with high small door. Jowled posts, long straight braces to cambered tie-beams, inclined heavy queen-posts supporting the single clasped-purlin in each slope with simple splayed scarf joints. Long straight wind-braces from gable ends only. Mortices under wallplate for former wall studs at rear of middle bay. Unusually late use of edge-halved scarf joint with bridled butts in wallplate.
Listing NGR: TL0524717662
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 157970
- 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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