Barn Immediately North West Of Coptfoldhall Farmhouse

The following building shall be added to the list:-

MARGARETTING WRITTLE ROAD TL 60 SE

12/1005 Barn immediately North West of Coptfoldhall Farmhouse

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Barn: Mid-late C18th. Walls of soft red brick and lime mortar in flemish bond with corbelled details to eaves. Roofs hipped at either end and to the midstrey, covered in hand made clay peg tiles with half round clay ridge and hip tiles. Lean-to extension to west of midstrey timber framed on brick plinth and weatherboarded with clay pantiles to roof. Lean-to extension to east of midstrey, constructed in brick with asbestos corrugated sheet roof. Lean-to on east end, timber framed and weatherboarded, natural slate roof with half round clay tiles to hips. Seven bays, with a centrally placed midstrey with lean-to extensions either side on the south side. Also lean-to extension on east end. Side walls to barn have a series of splayed vertical openings on the ground floor. Originally used for cross-ventilation, now blocked.

Interior: Main roof originally framed staggered side purlin with king-post trusses. Purlins double pegged into principal rafters, rafters pairs pegged at ridge, lower secondary rafters pegged into side purlins. Hips constructed with dragon and cross ties. Roof to midstrey staggered side purlin with queen strutts to principal rafters and dragon and cross-ties to hips. ' Original building has been partly altered, with much of the roof framing removed in 5 bays on the north side and replaced with a soft wood single side purlin and rafter construction. A timber floor on a steel frame has been inserted, and the midstrey reduced in height by an inserted weatherboarded panel. Opening in the north wall opposite the midstrey reduce in width by later brick infill.

Note: Description of barn contained in 1828 sales particulars for the Coptfold Hall Estate (EORO D/Ma B71). From this it is clear the lean-to.extensions to the east of the midstrey and on the east end post date 1828.

Listing NGR: TL6651902880