Crown Post Barn To East Of Rowley Farm House

CRAWLEY BRIGHTON ROAD TQ 23 NE Lowfield Heath 3/80a Crown-post barn to east of Rowley Farm House GV II Barn. Late mediaeval. Timber framed with weatherboarded cladding and plain tile roof, with hip to west. Five bays. Centre entries, with later window inserted above doorway in the long yard elevation, which has outshut to west of entry and later lean-to to east. Two windows in east gable. In rear elevation, two late C19 or early C20 windows in second bay from west, one each in third, fourth and fifth bays from west. Internally, barn retains jowl posts, tie beam braces and a crown-post roof with square section posts with upward braces of rectangular section; the roof also has side purlins, perhaps inserted when the tile roof was added, possibly replacing thatch. The wall framing and studding is partly concealed by modern boarding; the western-most bay is floored over.

Listing NGR: TQ2794439633