Barn To North West Of Charlton Court

The barn located to the north-west of Charlton Court is an aisled timber structure that may have originally served as a tithe barn. It likely dates back to before 1414, although its roof pitch and covering were altered in the 18th century. The barn features a timber frame, with parts of the exterior clad in flint and brown brick dressings, and other sections weatherboarded on a stone base. It has a Horsham stone slab roof that is half-hipped to the south and includes two cart entrances. The west side is predominantly clad in weatherboarding, set on a flint and brick plinth, and has gabled cart entrances. The barn consists of seven bays and originally extended further to the south. It has jowled upright posts, some of which are set in concrete padstones. The crown posts are square in section and feature headbraces, with curved braces extending from the crown post to the tiebeam. Some passing braces are still present. Two of the tie beams and many of the tops of the wallplates appear to be reused, as they have a row of holes for joists. The 18th-century roof replaces an earlier roof that had a steeper pitch and included a collar beam, ridgepiece, through purlins, and rafters. Historically, Charlton Manor was recorded in the Domesday Book as a holding of the Abbey of Fecamp. It was seized in 1414 during the dissolution of alien priories and remained with Syon Abbey until the Dissolution in 1539.