Central Barn At Church Farm, 50 Metres To East Of Farmhouse

The Central Barn at Church Farm, located 50 meters east of the farmhouse in Great Gaddesden, is an early 17th-century barn. It features a timber frame set on a red brick sill wall, with dark weatherboarding and a steep old red tile roof. The barn is tall and consists of five bays, facing west, and includes a gabled projecting porch in the middle bay. The site slopes from north to south. It has jowled posts with unjowled mid-bay posts, and a mid-height rail that is jointed in-line. The barn's structure includes curved braces supporting cambered tie-beams, and a clasped-purlin roof with queen-strut trusses, diminished straight principals, and straight wind-braces on each slope. Wind-braces are present only at the gable ends and in the middle bay. Additionally, squint-butted scarf joints can be found in the wallplates and in each purlin next to the truss.