Barn to North West of Waterside Preparatory School, on the West Side of the Yard
BARN TO NORTH WEST OF WATERSIDE PREPARATORY SCHOOL, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE YARD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1112313
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1980
- List Entry Name:
- Barn to North West of Waterside Preparatory School, on the West Side of the Yard
- Statutory Address:
- BARN TO NORTH WEST OF WATERSIDE PREPARATORY SCHOOL, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE YARD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/13169/35
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1112313
- Date first listed:
- 22-Feb-1980
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 23-Feb-1981
- List Entry Name:
- Barn to North West of Waterside Preparatory School, on the West Side of the Yard
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARN TO NORTH WEST OF WATERSIDE PREPARATORY SCHOOL, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE YARD
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 TO NORTH WEST OF WATERSIDE PREPARATORY SCHOOL, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE YARD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Uttlesford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Farnham
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 48451 25220
Details
In the entry for FARNHAM HASSOBURY ESTATE
Barn to north-west of Hassobury, on the west side of the yard
The address shall be amended to read HASSOBURY ESTATE Barn to north-west of Waterside Preparatory School, on the west side of the yard
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In the entry for:
TL 42 NE FARNHAM HASSOBURY ESTATE
21/1035 Barn to north-west of Waterside Preparatory School, on the west side of the yard
the grade shall be amended to read: Grade II* (star)
and the descriptiuon shall be replaced by:
Barn. Circa 1300, extended and refurbished c1500 and with midstreys of mid C18 date. Timberframed barn clad in weatherboarding with tiled roof. Two gabled midstreys to east side. Aisled barn of 6 bays. The earliest phase is the 5 southernmost bays of c1300. This has jowled posts, passing braces to the tie beams and "reversed assembly" eaves to the aisle with side-facing jowled aisle posts, particularly well-preserved on the west side. Each bay has 4 wide spaced studs and splayed and under-squinted scarf joints. The passing braces are morticed to the aisle posts and have unnotched lap joints to the tie beams. In about 1500, the barn was rebuilt with a revised roof framing an extra bay to the north and elemants of the east side re-arranged.Some new arcade posts and tie beams were introduced, taking into account the surviving passing braces. The new roof reuses the old rafters of a simple collar/rafter roof and has new principals with collars, clasped purlins and a ridge piece trapped above tiny apex collars. There are further mid-bay collars and apex collars acting as intermediary trusses. The top plates (with halved and bridled scarf joints) appear to be c1500 replacements. The two large midstreys with cantilevered gables are not shown on the map of 1727 by John Thomas but are shown on the 1778 map by Benjamin Chambers.
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FARNHAM HASSOBURY ESTATE 1. 5222 Barn to north-west of Hassobury, on the west side of the yard TL 42 NE 21/1035
II
2. Large C16-C17 timber-framed and weather-boarded aisled barn of 6 bays, with 2 large gabled entrance bays on the east side. Roof tiled.
Listing NGR: TL4845125220
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 121822
- 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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