Barn at Wildings

BARN AT WILDINGS, BEALES LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1235018
Date first listed:
20-Feb-1987
List Entry Name:
Barn at Wildings
Statutory Address:
BARN AT WILDINGS, BEALES LANE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1235018
Date first listed:
20-Feb-1987
List Entry Name:
Barn at Wildings
Statutory Address 1:
BARN AT WILDINGS, BEALES 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.

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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:
BARN AT WILDINGS, BEALES LANE

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

County:
East Sussex
District:
Rother (District Authority)
Parish:
Northiam
National Grid Reference:
TQ 83058 25030

Details

In the entry for:

TQ 8225-8325 NORTHIAM BEALES LANE 48/19 Barn at Wildings

20.2.87 II

The entry shall be amended to read:

TQ 8225-8325 NORTHIAM BEALES LANE 48/19 Barn at Wildings

GV II

Barn. C 1600 but rebuilt C 1990 after storm damage timber framed barn of 5 bays on stone and modern brick plinth. Central waggon bay. Sole plate, mid rail and top of wall plate are almost entirely of modern oak pegged in the traditional way. Most of the upright posts are original except for 1 corner post and have jowls. During reconstruction the opportunity was taken to replace the curved tension braces in the wall frame and 4 out of 16 are original tie beams and queen posts and collar beams are original but the 8 curved windbraces are in C20 oak. On the inner side of the frame the tops of gable end posts and doorway posts are angle braced off the intermediate rails. 9 out of 28 rafters pairs are original. Double plate over south doorway. C20 oak bressumer with run out step inserted to one side of central door. A rare example of a gabled barn in south last England.

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TQ 8225-8325 NORTHIAM BEALES LANE

48/19 Barn at Wildings 20/2/87 II

Barn. Circa 1600. Timber frame, weatherboarded cladding replacing wattle and daids infill panels, steeply pitched corrugated asbestos roof replacing thatch. Five bays Wagon way through control bay with opposing doors. Jowelled bay posts and a central post in each gable end wall. A central rail and a central stud in each side bay and between gable end posts. On the inner side of the frame the tops of gable end posts and doorway posts are angle braced off the intermediate rails. Queen strut trusses with collars and braced principal beams. Continuous purlins with evidence of wind braces in the central bay. A double plate over the south doorway and panel above the lower lintol over the north doorway. Evidence of a lean-to extension in the framing of the west gable wall. West wall largely reframed. A rare example of a gabled barn in southeast England.

Listing NGR: TQ8305825030

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
411121
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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