South Barn at Church Farm

SOUTH BARN AT CHURCH FARM, CHAPEL LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1342231
Date first listed:
29-May-1986
List Entry Name:
South Barn at Church Farm
Statutory Address:
SOUTH BARN AT CHURCH FARM, CHAPEL LANE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1342231
Date first listed:
29-May-1986
List Entry Name:
South Barn at Church Farm
Statutory Address 1:
SOUTH BARN AT CHURCH FARM, CHAPEL 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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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:
SOUTH BARN AT CHURCH FARM, CHAPEL LANE

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

County:
Hertfordshire
District:
Dacorum (District Authority)
Parish:
Tring Rural
National Grid Reference:
SP 89512 15608

Details

TRING RURAL CHAPEL LANE SP 8915 (South side) Long Marston 8/123 South Barn at - Church Farm GV II Barn. C16 or earlier. Timber frame on low red brick sill (renewed), dark weatherboarding, and hipped old red tile roof. A tall 5-bays barn facing N, forming S range of farmyard. Central double doorway on N with raised eaves and rafters over. Heavy jowled posts with curved braces to wall-plate and tie-beams. Unjowled mid-bay posts and mid-height rail tenoned in-line. Squint butted scarf joint in rear wallplate. 2 purlins to each slope. Upper purlin clasped in angle of collar with undiminished principal, lower purlin clasped between principal and a parallel deep member jointed at top and bottom into underside of collar and top of tie-beam. The underside of this member is curved like an arched brace. Straight long wind-braces to upper purlin. Flat laid rafters. Small door into W end. The roof construction is unique in this part of Hertfordshire.

Listing NGR: SP8951215608

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
355759
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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