Description

TQ 12 SE
16/561

WEST GRINSTEAD
Barn approximately 50 metres north of Need Farmhouse

II
GV

Barn C16 origin altered mid to late C18 Timberframed barn of 5 bays with aisle to south.
Exterior clad in weatherboarding on red brick plinth. Steeply pitched hipped old tiled
roof hipped to east and half hipped to west. Central cart doors to north side and 4
fixed wooden casements. South side has cemented plinth 2 wooden casements and 2 small
doors. East side has 2 fixed 6 pane casements The end bay to the west has late C16
jowled posts, intermediate post, mid rail and curved tension braces. A C19 vertical
plank partition separates this from the rest, the other 4 bays have some C16 jowled
posts, some C18 posts with cut profile and some with almost no jowl. Angled queen strut
roof with through purlins and no ridge-piece. Wall frame has mid rail and diagonal
tension braces. Floor inserted in 4th bay in C19. Aisle has 2 diagonal braces supporting
each tie beam. Many upright posts are reused and the aisle posts are on brick padstones
Aisle has C19 partitions and softwood wall frame. Reused timbers have been used for
purlins and rafters.

Listing NGR: TQ1851620459

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26552155

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)