Description

TQ 49 SE CHIGWELL GRAVEL LANE
5/3 Barn approx. 10
12/11/80 metres N of The
Manor House,
Formerly listed as
Barn at taylor's farm listed as
II at Taylor's Farm)

Barn, early C17. Timber framed, weatherboarded, roofed with corrugated iron.
4 bays aligned approx. E-W, with entrances on both sides in the second by from
the W, no midstrey. The N entrance was of full height originally, with extra
posts for the large doors. The S entrance was lower originally, now enlarged
to wallplate level. Base walls of red brick, English bond, varying in height
from 30cm to 1 metre according to the slope of the ground. Jowled posts, heavy
studding of full height, straight raking braces from the posts to the sills
inside the studs, not trenched. Arched braces to cambered tiebeams, vertical
queen struts to collars clasping the lower of 2 sets of side purlins. Inclined
queen posts from these to upper purlins. Both have curved wind bracing. One
edge-halved and bridled scarf in each wallplate. At the E and the studs have
been removed for access to an adjoining C20 workshop.

Listing NGR: TQ4650494639

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26404915

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Recommended Books

• 
  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas