Description

TM 37 NE WISSETT

5/50 Barn immediately to the
- west of Bleach Farmhouse

GV II

Barn. Dated inside on a beam 1772. Timber-framed on a high brick plinth,
part with timbers exposed outside and C20 brick infilling; part with old
render; weatherboarding on north gable. Roof of C20 corrugated aluminium.
The frame is in 4 bays, the northernmost having been storied from the outset
for a stable and hayloft; entry in the 2nd bay from the south. Bisected
studs; slightly curved primary braces; no middle rail. Trusses with straight
tie-beams and long arched braces, bolted. Roof in 4 bays, with a ridge-piece
and principal rafters set on edge; 2 rows of unstepped butt purlins, some of
triangular section. Above the entry on the west side the wallplate is painted
with red ochre and inscribed in white lettering 'Erected by Peter Spark and
John Crow, Town Reeves, 1772'. This refers to the Town Trust; of Alburgh, in
Norfolk, to which Bleach Farm belonged at the time.

Listing NGR: TM3735079557

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26283444

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  For the Record