Barn and cowhouse and shelter shed adjoining at Biggins Farm (50 metres to west of house) is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1983. Farm building. 1 related planning application.
Barn and cowhouse and shelter shed adjoining at Biggins Farm (50 metres to west of house)
- WRENN ID
- pitched-gutter-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 November 1983
- Type
- Farm building
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Biggins Farm features a barn, cowhouse, and shelter shed located 50 meters to the west of the farmhouse. The barn dates from the 17th century, the cowhouse from the 18th century, and the shelter shed from the late 18th to early 19th century. These structures are timber-framed and weatherboarded on brick sills. The barn has a steep slate roof, while the shelter shed has a lower pitched slate roof, and the cowhouse has a steep red tile roof.
The barn is a tall five-bay structure oriented north-south, with a closed gabled porch in the middle of the west side and double doors on the opposite side. It features jowled posts with straight braces to the tie beams, staggered mid-height rails, and straight tension braces in the walls. The roof structure is hybrid, with an upper clasped-purlin and a butt jointed lower purlin that is staggered. The trusses have a high collar and diagonal struts at the lower angles, and there is a face-halved bladed scarf in the wall plate.
The cowhouse, which is a lower five-bay building aligned to the south, has unjowled posts, curved braces to the tie beams, and a clasped-purlin roof with angled queen-strut trusses. There is a large door on the east side in the second bay from the south.
Extending east from the south part of the barn is a low four-bay shelter shed with an open front facing the yard to the south. The roof is hipped at the east end and features a clasped-purlin design with queen-strut trusses and curved braces to the tie beams and wall plate from the posts along the open front. The east bay is enclosed with weatherboarding and has a stable-type door. Overall, this group of historic farm buildings presents a picturesque view.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2007
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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