Description

CRESSING ASHES ROAD
TL 72 SE (north-east side)

1/38 Barn 10 metres south-
east of Ashes Farmhouse

GV II

Barn. Circa 1700. Timber framed, mainly weatherboarded, walls partly clad with
corrugated iron, roofed with corrugated asbestos. 5 bays aligned NE-SW, with
2-bay midstrey to SE. Early C19 ancillary building of red brick in Flemish
bond, roofed with red clay pantiles, attached in S angle. C20 large farm
building abutting on midstrey to SE, enclosing great doors. SW gable end,
facing road, clad with corrugated iron. Remainder weatherboarded, with much
tarred original hardwood boarding on the lower half, and softwood boarding on
the upper half replacing wattle and daub infill. Main roof and midstrey roof
half-hipped. Jointed and pegged hardwood main frame. Arched braces to
tiebeams. Primary straight bracing in walls. Clasped purlin roof. Original
great doors to midstrey.

Listing NGR: TL7899121189

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26416944

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Recommended Books

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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2