The Oak Barn Approximately 35 Metres To North West Of Hound House

In the entry for Shere CP Ewhurst Road 10/195 Barn to North west of Hound House

The address shall be amended to read: Hound House Road

The Oak Barn approx 35m to north west of Hound House.

and the description shall be amended to read:

Two barns now one. C17 and early C18 of 2 builds, removed to present site C19, outshut added C19, reroofed c1980. Timber framed on sandstone rubble and brick plinths with weatherboard cladding and plain tiled roof. 3:5 bays with rear outshuts, earlier barn on right, outshut to left barn added. North front: plinth walls approx 1 metre high, cart entry in bay 4 (left bay of earlier barn) masked by C20 open shelter (not of special interest). Left barn has roof half hipped with gablet on left, and was formerly half hipped at right end also. Rear: opposing cart entry under hipped roof with lower roofed outshuts either side, that on left having stable door with one window to left and two to right; that on right open fronted with C19 jowelled posts on brick and stone padstones, the bays with cambered lintels. Interior: timber frame is of tall rectangular panels with curved tension braces and straight braces to the beams which support queen post and queen strut roofs; early principal rafters; some wind braces remain; rafters mostly replaced. Between bays 3 and 4 the tie beam and collar have mortices in their soffits to take the studs of the former end wall. The barns were originally situated approx 40 metres to the north east, flanking a lane (now the drive). They were removed to their present positions, the later barn at some time between 1813 and 1843, the earlier barn between 1843 and 1870. Domestic Building Research Group, Surrey, Report 1981. Ordnance Survey and Tithe Maps.

TQ 04 SE SHERE CP EWHURST ROAD

10/195 Barn to North West of Hound House

GV II

Barn. C17, extended in C18 and re-roofed in C19/C20. Timber framed on sandstone rubble and brick plinths with weatherboarded cladding and plain tiled roof, half-hipped to right and stepping down to left. Rectangular. Eight framed bays. Through entrance to left under corrugated iron flat roof projection to front and hipped roof to rear.

Interior: Queen post and queen strut roofs with diagonal bracing to frame.

Included for group value only.

Listing NGR: TQ0739844859