Threshing Barn 30 Metres South West of Fosters Farmhouse
THRESHING BARN 30 METRES SOUTH WEST OF FOSTERS FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1248957
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Threshing Barn 30 Metres South West of Fosters Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- THRESHING BARN 30 METRES SOUTH WEST OF FOSTERS FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1248957
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Threshing Barn 30 Metres South West of Fosters Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- THRESHING BARN 30 METRES SOUTH WEST OF FOSTERS FARMHOUSE
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:
- THRESHING BARN 30 METRES SOUTH WEST OF FOSTERS FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bidborough
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 56108 44731
Details
TQ 54 SE BIDBOROUGH UPPER HAYESDEN
4/30 Threshing barn 30m south west of Fosters Farmhouse
GV II
Threshing barn and adjoining cartshed. Date of 1601 on the frame of the barn to which "rebuilt 1848" has been added. Framed construction, clad in weatherboarding; clay tile roof, gabled at ends. The adjoining cartshed is also framed and weatherboarded with a clay tile roof, hipped at the east end. It is probably a later addition.
Plan: Built on an east west axis, a 3-bay barn with opposed full-height threshing doors in the centre and a north porch. The cartshed adjoins at the east end and is entered on the north side.
Exterior: The barn has a lean-to porch on the north side, the cartshed has 2 large north entrances.
Interior: Tie beam, queen post and clasped purlin construction, originally with concave braces between the jowled wall posts and tie beams, these replaced with straight braces, presumably in 1848. The trusses have intermediate birdsmouth ties. The scale of the 1848 rebuilding is difficult to determine. Some of the wall framing is probably of this date replacing braced timbers of larger scantling with the existing studs. A ridgeboard has also been introduced. On the middle rail of the north wall, east of the porch the date 1601 is carved. It appears to be genuine, as does the C19 date. Interior of cartshed not inspected.
A traditional C17 agricultural building, still in agricultural use. Group value with Fosters Farmhouse.
Listing NGR: TQ5613244755
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 430791
- 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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