Barn Incorporating Oasthouse About 50 Metres North East of Catts Place
BARN INCORPORATING OASTHOUSE ABOUT 50 METRES NORTH EAST OF CATTS PLACE, MILE OAK ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1254294
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Barn Incorporating Oasthouse About 50 Metres North East of Catts Place
- Statutory Address:
- BARN INCORPORATING OASTHOUSE ABOUT 50 METRES NORTH EAST OF CATTS PLACE, MILE OAK ROAD
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1254294
- Date first listed:
- 24-Aug-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Barn Incorporating Oasthouse About 50 Metres North East of Catts Place
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARN INCORPORATING OASTHOUSE ABOUT 50 METRES NORTH EAST OF CATTS PLACE, MILE OAK 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:
- BARN INCORPORATING OASTHOUSE ABOUT 50 METRES NORTH EAST OF CATTS PLACE, MILE OAK ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Paddock Wood
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 68533 43998
Details
TQ 64 SE PADDOCK WOOD MILE OAK ROAD
6/343 Barn incorporating oasthouse about 50m north east of Catts Place GV II
Barn, partly converted to an oasthouse. Barn probably C17 in origin, oast said to be C18 (Walton). Barn framed construction, most of the infill 1930s, partly clad in weatherboarding, oasts brick; peg-tile roof.
Plan: The building is roofed on a north south axis, facing west at right angles to the house (Catts Place) and forms the eastern boundary of the disused farmyard. 4-bay barn with outshuts at both ends and opposed threshing doors to north (left) of centre. A large rectangular oast kiln has been built into the soutehrn part of the barn. The kiln has been divided into 2 by an arched brick passageway through the centre on the long axis of the barn. Two cowls project from the ridge of the building. Four brick furnaces were built on each side - these were not seen at time of survey (1989). There was an open-fronted outshut extending across the north end outshut and the north part of the west elevation (photograph in R.A.E. Walton's Oasts in Kent (1984), p.44): this no longer exists.
Exterior: Lofted. Roof hipped at ends and carried down as catslides to the left and right and outshuts. The timber cowls project from the roof on circular tile-hung bases. The left (north) end bay is weatherboarded above the middle rail. The other bays are irregular in size with widely-spaced studs, the rails at different heights. Paired timber doors in the bay first from the left (north) with a section of weatherboarding to the loft over with a 6-pane loft window. Blocked doorway at the right end. C19 door into outshut at the extreme right. The rear (east) elevation is weatherboarded on the ground floor at the north end and has paired doors matching those opposed on the front.
Interior: The wall framing is largely intact, the wall posts with formed jowls. The timber threshing floor survives. The brick passageway between the kilns is arched and open at noth ends. The northern kiln retains its plaster lining and slatted floor, southern kiln not accessible at time of survey.
Roof: Tie-beam roof with tall queen struts and clasped purlins.
Listing NGR: TQ6805243728
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 437736
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Walton, R A E, Oasts in Kent, (1984), 44
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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