Former Barn About 50 Metres West of Postling Court
FORMER BARN ABOUT 50 METRES WEST OF POSTLING COURT, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1356186
- Date first listed:
- 07-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Former Barn About 50 Metres West of Postling Court
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER BARN ABOUT 50 METRES WEST OF POSTLING COURT, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1356186
- Date first listed:
- 07-Aug-1984
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Former Barn About 50 Metres West of Postling Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER BARN ABOUT 50 METRES WEST OF POSTLING COURT, THE STREET
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:
- FORMER BARN ABOUT 50 METRES WEST OF POSTLING COURT, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Folkestone and Hythe (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Postling
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 14524 39044
Details
TR 13 NW POSTLING THE STREET (West Side) 3/26 Former Barn about 7-8-84 50 m West of Postling Court (Formerly listed as great barn at Postling Court)
GV II
Barn, now 4 houses. C18, re-using a medieval frame. Later C18 addition. Converted in 1980s. Timber framed, formerly weathboarded, now with rendered unfilling. Plain tile roof. 8 timber framed bays, added front and rear; 4.5 bays of a medieval frame, probably re-erected in C18. South truss partly re-placed and a further 3 timber-framed bays added to south later in C18. 1½ storeys on brick plinth hipped roof. An assortment of skylights. Approximately 10 windows. 4 doors;2 towards centre, one towards each end. 2 rear porches rising from aisle wall, one gabled, one with jettied canopy on brackets. Interior: 5 north trusses with gun stock-jowled arcade posts of heavy scantling, morticed for passing shores and for arch-braces, but truncated towards bases. Tie-beams not morticed for corresponding braces aisles now with straight braces from aisle-ties to arcade posts. Face-halved scarf-joint to arcade plate. Scribed carpenter's marks to arcade posts, but chiseled marks to backs of same posts, to arcade plates, and to arcade braces. Posts of south (sixth) truss replaced, but braces marked in sequence with trusses to north; viz 1 onwards, south to north. Arcade posts of 3 south bays of smaller scantling, with cut jowls. Common raffer roof with clasped purlins and ridge-piece throughout.
Listing NGR: TR1460239032
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 175638
- 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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