Barn Immediately To The West Of Bleach Farmhouse

TM 37 NE WISSETT

5/50 Barn immediately to the - west of Bleach Farmhouse

GV II

Barn. Dated inside on a beam 1772. Timber-framed on a high brick plinth, part with timbers exposed outside and C20 brick infilling; part with old render; weatherboarding on north gable. Roof of C20 corrugated aluminium. The frame is in 4 bays, the northernmost having been storied from the outset for a stable and hayloft; entry in the 2nd bay from the south. Bisected studs; slightly curved primary braces; no middle rail. Trusses with straight tie-beams and long arched braces, bolted. Roof in 4 bays, with a ridge-piece and principal rafters set on edge; 2 rows of unstepped butt purlins, some of triangular section. Above the entry on the west side the wallplate is painted with red ochre and inscribed in white lettering 'Erected by Peter Spark and John Crow, Town Reeves, 1772'. This refers to the Town Trust; of Alburgh, in Norfolk, to which Bleach Farm belonged at the time.

Listing NGR: TM3735079557