North Barns Range at Meesdenbury Farm

NORTH BARNS RANGE AT MEESDENBURY FARM

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1101806
Date first listed:
13-Dec-1984
List Entry Name:
North Barns Range at Meesdenbury Farm
Statutory Address:
NORTH BARNS RANGE AT MEESDENBURY FARM

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1101806
Date first listed:
13-Dec-1984
List Entry Name:
North Barns Range at Meesdenbury Farm
Statutory Address 1:
NORTH BARNS RANGE AT MEESDENBURY FARM

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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
NORTH BARNS RANGE AT MEESDENBURY FARM

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

County:
Hertfordshire
District:
East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Meesden
National Grid Reference:
TL 44009 32924

Details

TL 43 SW & TL 4332 MEESDEN MEESDENBURY

2/130 & 9/130 North Barns Range - at Meesdenbury Farm

GV II

2 attached barns. C17. Timber frames on a red brick sills, dark weatherboarded with steep half-hipped roofs now corrugated iron. E part on 8-bay tall aisled barn of majestic proportions, facing S with 2 swept roofed porches on S side. Jowled posts with long straight braces to tie-beams and arcade plates. Sills project across aisles to support arcade posts. Clasped purlin roof with collar trusses with curved queen-struts. Aisle purlin carried on upcurved brace to back of post. Face-halved bladed scarfs in arcade plates. W part lower 4-bay aisled barn facing S. Jowled posts and long curved braces to cambered tie-beams and arcade plate. Sills project to support arcade posts. Clasped-purlin roof with queen-struts. Face-halved bladed scarf joints in arcade plates over posts.

Listing NGR: TL4400932924

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
160355
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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