Barn 20 Metres East Of Street Farmhouse

WICKHAM SKEITH WICKHAM STREET TM 06 NE 2/157 Barn 20m. east of Street 29.7.55 Farmhouse (formerly listed with Street Farmhouse)

GV II Barn. Late C16. Timber framed, the lower portion rendered and tarred, with weatherboarding above. Porch retains old tarred daub. Roof clad in corrugated iron. Gabled porch to east with cart doors. Interior. An exceptionally intact frame in 7 bays, with a mid rail and curved bracing halved against the outside faces of the studs. Cart entry in 3rd bay from south. The 2 northernmost bays were floored, and there is evidence for one lower diamond-mullioned window opening. Some tie beams retain original curved braces, the remainder replaced by knees. Intact roof, the bays following the wall structure: butt and clasped purlins, with 2-way wind bracing. Porch is C17-C18, replacing an earlier and probably original porch which was narrower.

Listing NGR: TM0890169729