Barn at Boyles Court Farm
BARN AT BOYLES COURT FARM, DARK LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197206
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Barn at Boyles Court Farm
- Statutory Address:
- BARN AT BOYLES COURT FARM, DARK LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1197206
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1988
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Dec-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Barn at Boyles Court Farm
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARN AT BOYLES COURT FARM, DARK LANE
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 BOYLES COURT FARM, DARK LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Brentwood (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 57848 91443
Details
BRENTWOOD
TQ59SE DARK LANE, Great Warley 723-1/8/139 (West side) 05/09/88 Barn at Boyles Court Farm (Formerly Listed as: DARK LANE (West side) Barn at Boyles Court Farm)
GV II
Barn. Dated I White 1774 on porch middle rail. Refaced in late C19. Timber-framed, part weatherboarded. C19 brick out-shut to S and imitation timber-framing to porches, peg-tiled roof. Rectangular plan. S front elevation to courtyard, 2 symmetrical waggon porches, central late C19 bell cupola and clock turret with lead dome. Waggon porches have decorative ogee braced studding over 2-leaved doors. Brick out-shut has, from E to W, stable door, simple 3-light window, waggon porch, simple unglazed window opening, C20 door of 1930 style with contiguous unglazed window opening, waggon porch, 3-light window, boarded door. Rear, N, elevation, late C19 facade decorated in Norman Shaw style to be seen from Boyles Court. Weatherboarded with large central window with arched head under cornice hood, central mullion and transom, glazed with glazing bars, 6x5 panes, either side two similar half-depth windows with key stone decoration, 6x3 panes, to E and W ends, upper round window each with four keystones and 4-paned casement window. Below, window under cornice hood, E with glazing bars, 3x3 panes, W glazing replaced by 3 simple vertical panes. W, end elevation rendered with mock timbering above. C20 double garage doors, timbering continues into brick out-shut. D-shaped window with glazing bars in gable, 5x2 panes. E end similarly treated, ground floor has 4 casement windows in 2 pairs with glazing bars, 2x4 panes. INTERIOR: C18 timber-frame in softwood of 7 bays, midstreys in bays 2 and 6. Queen post roof with joggled side purlins and butted rafters with collars dropped between queen posts and short raking struts from posts to principal rafters. Framing braced by knees, tenoned and pegged to posts, plates and tie-beams. Interior part floored at half height. The barn and the stables (qv) form a group.
Listing NGR: TQ5784891443
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 373430
- 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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