Bumblebee Barn

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TQ 65 NE 7/6

ADDINGTON EAST STREET (east side) Bumblebee Barn

(Formerly listed as Bumblebee Farm, previously listed as Barn at East Street Farm)

14.8.84

II

Former barn, now house. Probable late C16 date but converted in 1980s. Timber framed barn clad in weatherboarding on C20 ragstone and brick plinth with half-hipped renewed tile roof. Former west midstrey with hipped gable now has five light casement inserted at first floor level with C20 hipped weatherboarded porch on ragstone footings. Three hipped dormers with double mullioned windows. Ground floor has two and three light mullioned casements.

Rear elevation has four hipped dormers four mullioned casements, one half-glased door and patio door to left hand side. The former lean to addition to north was removed at the time of conversion. Aisled barn of five bays with jowled posts, queen post roof, mid rail and curved tension braces. Although many of the up right posts have new bases there is an inserted flow and a fireplace made up of reused timbers, the main posts are original to their upper parts and the tie beams, queenposts, purlins and wall plates with tension braces are original. The joists are edge halved scarfs with bridled abutments which (according to Cecil Hewitt) died out c.1650.

Listing NGR: TQ6601659207