Barn 22 Metres North West Of Ray Place Farmhouse

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TQ69NW MOUNTNESSING ROAD 723-1/6/36 (West side) Barn 22 metres north-west of Ray Place Farmhouse

GV II

Barn, now garage and ancillary domestic building. C16, extended in C18, converted to domestic uses in C20. Timber-framed, weatherboarded, roofed with straw thatch and corrugated light alloy. 4 bays aligned approximately E-W, with C18 midstrey to N of second bay from W end. Extended to E by 4 bays in C18, with C20 internal stack against N wall, and lean-to extensions to N and E. Single-storey wing to S of E bay and lean-to. EXTERIOR: the S elevation now forms the front. In second bay from left end, double garage doors in C17 gabled entrance, replacing the great doors. Three C20 casements with diamond leading, and 3 more in tiled gabled dormers. Two C20 halved doors. Roof hipped at left end. The front pitch of the main roof, the left hip, and the extensions at the right end are thatched. Most of the rear pitch, the rear midstrey and lean-to are roofed with corrugated light alloy, the thatch extending about one metre below the ridge. INTERIOR: the C16 barn has jowled posts, heavy studding and curved bracing. Cambered tie-beams, crownpost roof, complete in left bay, with one axial brace to plain crownpost between this and threshing bay, the other axial brace removed. Remainder of roof rebuilt. The wallplates at front and rear of the threshing bay have been interrupted for the insertion of higher great doors to the front, and for the midstrey to the rear. The left extension has unjowled posts, lighter studding with primary straight bracing, face-halved and bladed scarfs in the wallplates, straight tie-beams and a clasped purlin roof.

Listing NGR: TQ6113298930