Compton Hall Farm Barn
COMPTON HALL FARM BARN, FAKENHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1153192
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Compton Hall Farm Barn
- Statutory Address:
- COMPTON HALL FARM BARN, FAKENHAM ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1153192
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Compton Hall Farm Barn
- Statutory Address 1:
- COMPTON HALL FARM BARN, FAKENHAM 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:
- COMPTON HALL FARM BARN, FAKENHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- South Creake
- National Grid Reference:
- TF8699235783
Details
TF 83 NE
2/51
SOUTH CREAKE
FAKENHAM ROAD (north)
Compton Hall Farm Barn
G.V.
II
Farm barn. C.1800. Attributable to Samuel Wyatt, architect, for the Holkham Estate. Flint, gault brick, red pantiles. 3 3-stead threshing barns end to end in one build of 9 bays. 2 storey external elevation. Each of 3 barns has tripartite elevation with central opposed cart entrances with brick rustication, segmental arches with plastered tympanums supported by lintels over boarded cart doors. Flanking arched head windows with brick rusticated surrounds. First floor plat-band with round arch lunettes, all openings originally with brick honeycomb ventilation infill, many now blocked. Brick corbelled eaves with dentils. Brick rusticated end quoins. West gable has massive plinth dictated by sloping site. storey elevation with ground, first and attic level plat-bands. One ground floor arched window, 2 upper round arched lunettes, all with original honeycomb brick ventilation infill, rusticated quoins.
On axis with Compton Hall Farmhouse to south, enclosing north side of symmetrical model farm layout.
See also Leicester Square Farm, South Creake (q.v.).
Listing NGR: TF8699235783
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 221635
- 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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