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Latitude: 51.8098 / 51°48'35"N
Longitude: 0.0647 / 0°3'52"E
OS Eastings: 542436
OS Northings: 214364
OS Grid: TL424143
Mapcode National: GBR LD1.K4Z
Mapcode Global: VHHM0.2SK0
Plus Code: 9F32R357+WV
Entry Name: The Big Black Barn at Hunsdon Lodge Farm 500 Metres Along Track
Listing Date: 14 April 1983
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1101968
English Heritage Legacy ID: 159942
ID on this website: 101101968
Location: Hunsdon, East Hertfordshire, SG12
County: Hertfordshire
District: East Hertfordshire
Civil Parish: Hunsdon
Built-Up Area: Hunsdon
Traditional County: Hertfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire
Church of England Parish: Hunsdon
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans
Tagged with: Barn
TL 41 SW HUNSDON DRURY LANE
(east end)
2/1 The Big Black Barn
at Hunsdon Lodge
14.4.83 Farm 500 metres
along track
GV II*
Lodgings range, now a barn. C16, altered to a barn in C18.
Timberframed and weatherboarded with a steep old red tile gabled
roof. Double doors on E side. A tall unaisled barn facing E.
ormerly an important 2 storeys domestic building approximately
20 x 8 metres. Former 8-bay structure altered by creating 2
middle wider bays from 4, leaving 1 original bay at S end and 3
at N end. Queen post trusses with 2 butt purlins in line with
each slope. Deep paired arched wind braces to lower purlin.
Squared, chamfered, jowled posts of great size, with deep arched
braces to tie beams. Remains of serpentine tension bracing in
walls and rebated studs for upper windows. Tie beams have
mortices for an original ceiling/attic floor. ..all posts have
paired vertical mortices and cut back ledge for upper floor
beams, and mortice for a brace under. The building was
presumably part of Hunsdon Lodge, a royal hunting lodge, recorded
in the Tudor Period (HLHS (1979) 34). Remains of an early 2
storeys timberframed house of exceptional size and quality. Part
of the picturesque group of tarred farm buildings at Hunsdon
Lodge Farm.
Listing NGR: TL4243614364
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