Barn at Widbury Hill Farm
BARN AT WIDBURY HILL FARM, WIDBURY HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1275402
- Date first listed:
- 13-Sept-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Barn at Widbury Hill Farm
- Statutory Address:
- BARN AT WIDBURY HILL FARM, WIDBURY HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1275402
- Date first listed:
- 13-Sept-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Barn at Widbury Hill Farm
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARN AT WIDBURY HILL FARM, WIDBURY HILL
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 WIDBURY HILL FARM, WIDBURY HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ware
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 37197 14030
Details
WARE TOWN
TL31SE WIDBURY HILL 829-1/4/189 (South side) Barn at Widbury Hill Farm
II
Barn. Mid to late C17. Timber-framed, weatherboarded, with corrugated asbestos roof. 12 bays, with 2 bay west extension and lean-to. Frame has long posts, without jowls, and primary bracing infilling, with cut studs, including some re-used timber. Tie beam trusses, with ogee braces in first 2 bays from east, arched or straight bracing in remainder, including re-used moulded timber in 7th bay from east. Peg-jointed queen struts supporting single range of purlins, some bays with added high level collars, slender rafters and thin ridge board, midstreys to 4th; 8th and 11th bays of north side, each with pair of doors, stone flagged floor in 11th bay, concrete floor throughout the remainder of the barn. West extension runs into 12th bay of main barn, and has inserted loft, with ground floor adapted to house livestock, with feed troughs, stall divisions, and hay racking in situ. Projecting from south east corner is long C19 single storey yellow stock brick, Welsh slate roofed, livestock house. Projecting from the main south wall is a steel framed open sided store with corrugated asbestos roof. Neither the livestock house nor the store is of special interest.
Listing NGR: TL3719714030
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 412422
- 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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