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In the entry for:

TQ 8225-8325 NORTHIAM BEALES LANE
48/19 Barn at Wildings

20.2.87 II

The entry shall be amended to read:

TQ 8225-8325 NORTHIAM BEALES LANE
48/19 Barn at Wildings

GV II

Barn. C 1600 but rebuilt C 1990 after storm damage timber framed barn of 5
bays on stone and modern brick plinth. Central waggon bay. Sole plate,
mid rail and top of wall plate are almost entirely of modern oak pegged in
the traditional way. Most of the upright posts are original except for 1
corner post and have jowls. During reconstruction the opportunity was
taken to replace the curved tension braces in the wall frame and 4 out of
16 are original tie beams and queen posts and collar beams are original but
the 8 curved windbraces are in C20 oak. On the inner side of the frame the
tops of gable end posts and doorway posts are angle braced off the
intermediate rails. 9 out of 28 rafters pairs are original. Double plate
over south doorway. C20 oak bressumer with run out step inserted to one side
of central door. A rare example of a gabled barn in south last England.

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TQ 8225-8325 NORTHIAM BEALES LANE

48/19 Barn at Wildings
20/2/87 II

Barn. Circa 1600. Timber frame, weatherboarded cladding replacing wattle and daids
infill panels, steeply pitched corrugated asbestos roof replacing thatch. Five bays
Wagon way through control bay with opposing doors. Jowelled bay posts and a central
post in each gable end wall. A central rail and a central stud in each side bay
and between gable end posts. On the inner side of the frame the tops of gable end
posts and doorway posts are angle braced off the intermediate rails. Queen strut
trusses with collars and braced principal beams. Continuous purlins with evidence
of wind braces in the central bay. A double plate over the south doorway and panel
above the lower lintol over the north doorway. Evidence of a lean-to extension in
the framing of the west gable wall. West wall largely reframed. A rare example
of a gabled barn in southeast England.

Listing NGR: TQ8305825030

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26528382

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