Dwarriden Cruck Barn, Approximately 200 Metres South East Of Junction With Rushy Lane And Mill Lane

SK25839561 BRADFIELD DWARRIDEN LANE SK29SE

4/34 Dwarriden Cruck Barn, approximately 200m south-east of junction with Rushy Lane and Mill Lane.

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Barn. Probably C17, south gable rebuilt C20. Internal timber framing, dry-walled thinly-coursed sandstone, stone slate roof. One cruck bay with additional bay to north bounded by stone gable, both bays aisled to the east side. Plinth, very long quoins. South gable has large opening with mortared quoins and wood lintel. 2 mortared buttresses to west wall. Square vents to north gable. Interior: 2 cruck pairs, lofty and set on high stylobates on the aisle side and raised within the walling on the west side. Western blades have slight ogee profile. Wall posts rise from the eastern blades to support a soffit-morticed arcade plate. Tie beams above purlin level, Southern pair also has wall tie, Northern pair has halvings for spurs (one spur present) and halvings for a low tie beam, Single purlin with additional purlin to aisle, some windbraces, square-set ridge on saddle apex. Truncation of the south end of the building evidenced by empty scarf joint to arcade plate. Illustrated in C. F. Innocent, The Development of English Building Construction, 1916 p49.

Listing NGR: SK2583895612