Clays Barn
CLAYS BARN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1272493
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Clays Barn
- Statutory Address:
- CLAYS BARN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1272493
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Clays Barn
- Statutory Address 1:
- CLAYS BARN
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:
- CLAYS BARN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Sevenoaks (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cowden
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 45109 40713
Details
COWDEN
TQ 33SE 53/2000 Clays Barn
II
Barn erected in C18 but reusing some late C16 or early C17 upright posts and tension braces. Timber framed barn of 4 bays on sandstone plinth, clad in weatherboarding with some old tarred elm weatherboarding to rear. Double cart entrance. Roof now covered in corrugated iron sheeting. Queen post roof with through purlins, oak rafters and ridge piece. 7 of the upright posts have gunstock jowls and several have slots for curved beams. The right hand end could have been floored at one time and this bay also has several large curved braces of C17 or earlier date in the wall frame. The wall frame has a midrail and the other bays have C18 diagonal tension braces. The right side end bays also have diagonal wind braces to the roof. C18 carpenter's marks. Later bolted dragon posts to strengthen upright posts, C20 lean to extension to left hand side not of special interest.
Listing NGR: TQ4653641701
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 449054
- 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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