Crown Post Barn to East of Rowley Farm House

CROWN POST BARN TO EAST OF ROWLEY FARM HOUSE, BRIGHTON ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1187117
Date first listed:
05-Sept-1986
List Entry Name:
Crown Post Barn to East of Rowley Farm House
Statutory Address:
CROWN POST BARN TO EAST OF ROWLEY FARM HOUSE, BRIGHTON ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1187117
Date first listed:
05-Sept-1986
List Entry Name:
Crown Post Barn to East of Rowley Farm House
Statutory Address 1:
CROWN POST BARN TO EAST OF ROWLEY FARM HOUSE, BRIGHTON 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
CROWN POST BARN TO EAST OF ROWLEY FARM HOUSE, BRIGHTON ROAD

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

County:
West Sussex
District:
Crawley (District Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
TQ 27985 39632

Details

CRAWLEY BRIGHTON ROAD TQ 23 NE Lowfield Heath 3/80a Crown-post barn to east of Rowley Farm House GV II Barn. Late mediaeval. Timber framed with weatherboarded cladding and plain tile roof, with hip to west. Five bays. Centre entries, with later window inserted above doorway in the long yard elevation, which has outshut to west of entry and later lean-to to east. Two windows in east gable. In rear elevation, two late C19 or early C20 windows in second bay from west, one each in third, fourth and fifth bays from west. Internally, barn retains jowl posts, tie beam braces and a crown-post roof with square section posts with upward braces of rectangular section; the roof also has side purlins, perhaps inserted when the tile roof was added, possibly replacing thatch. The wall framing and studding is partly concealed by modern boarding; the western-most bay is floored over.

Listing NGR: TQ2794439633

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
363415
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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