Barn At Hudnall Farm (15 Metres To South East Of House)

LITTLE GADDESDEN HUDNALL COMMON TL 01 SW (West side)

2/184 Barn at Hudnall Farm - (15m to SE of house)

GV II

Barn. Early C17, N bay late C17. Timber frame on low brick sill, dark weatherboarded with steep old red tile roofs, barn hipped at N end. A 4-bay barn facing W with gabled porch to 2nd bay from S and later heavily framed one-bay extension at N end. Jowled posts and heavy curved braces to tie-beams. Squint-butted scarf joint in wallplate. Clasped-purlin collar and tie-beam roof with one purlin to each slope. Butt-purlin roof in hipped N extension. Barn said to have been used during World War II for HM George VI to lunch with his officers, when the area was used for training. Winnowing door on E side of mid storey, and high pitching doors to side bays.

Listing NGR: TL0054312884