Snape Barn
SNAPE BARN, SNAPE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387304
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Snape Barn
- Statutory Address:
- SNAPE BARN, SNAPE LANE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387304
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1999
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Jun-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Snape Barn
- Statutory Address 1:
- SNAPE BARN, SNAPE 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.
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:
- SNAPE BARN, SNAPE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Wealden (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wadhurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 62627 30235
Details
TQ 63 SW
15/10058
WADHURST
SNAPE LANE
Snape Barn
II
Barn, later converted into a great hall and subsequently into a house. Probably late C15 or early C16, with some alterations and extensions of c1900 by George Barham of Express Dairy Co Ltd who adapted the adjoining farmhouse as his residence and further mid 1950s alterations. Timberframed, clad in weatherboarding on sandstone plinth with steeply pitched tiled roof with c1900 stepped brick chimneystack to southern end. East side has c1900 gabled porch, timberframed with pebbledashed infill with bargeboards and jacobean style finial and pendant with VR and the initials GB for George Barham. The upper part of the building has c1900 leaded light windows with some coloured heraldic glass. Lower part has mid C20 casement windows. West side has c1900 lead rainwater head with fleur de lys and flat roofed timber 1950s. INTERIOR: Five bays. Collar rafter roof with crown posts of square section, the northernmost one replaced c1900. Curved headbraces to collar and the two central crown posts have ogee-shaped down braces and the southernmost has curved downbraces to tie beam. Circa 1900 additional pairs of diagonal braces were added to the crown posts together with purlins. Gunstock jowled upright posts with curved tension braces. Wall frame has midrail and pairs of curved or ogee bracing above to each bay with one pair missing to south western most bay. Original central cart entrance modified c1900 by the insertion of curved braces to east and replacement framing without braces to west. Many main beams are chamfered with runout stops. Southern end has c1900 gallery supported on reused C 17 beam with triangular stop with plastered decorative panels above. The gallery is approached up a narrow wooden winder staircase. The fireplace is unusually faced with pebbles. Barn shown on 1796 map of the manor of Birdham.
Listing NGR: TQ6262730235
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 475254
- 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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