Description

NAYLAND WITH WISSINGTON
TL 93 SW BURES ROAD
14/939 Barn and Cart Shed
60m NW of Wissington
Grove
II

Barn and cart shed, originally separate but now joined by later
infilling continuous with cart shed range. Barn late C18, cart shed
early C19. Timber framed with mostly tarred weatherboarding; high red
brick plinths owing to sloping site. Roofs clad in corrugated iron
and asbestos. Barn has central through cart entry with gabled porch
on east side, the entries now boarded over and replaced by a single
door and window. Open lean-tos to east. 4-bay cart shed with loft
above. Interior: Barn in 7 bays. Primary-braced frame, largely
comprising very heavy components re-used from a C15 or early C16
building, some with roll and ogee moulding and others with concave
sides suggesting brick infilling. Re-used tie beams, knee-braced to
wallposts. 2 are slightly cambered, with peg holes for crown posts.
Clasped purlin roof without principals, the rafters showing housings
for collars; all components are re-used. Upper floor inserted 1940s.

Listing NGR: TL9391234404

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26284948

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)