Description

TL 5562 SWAFFHAM BULBECK STATION ROAD
(West Side)

16/146 Barn, at Downing
Farm

II

Barn, of c1600 with the roof of the aisle raised, possibly in C19. Timber-
framed, and weatherboarded with roof hipped at the right hand and forming a
gablet at the apex. The roof was originally thatched and has recently (c.1983)
been re-roofed with buff pantiles. There were possibly two original cartway
openings in the North wall, one now blocked. Of seven bays and single aisled.
Inside the arcade posts have jowled heads and cambered tie beams and cranked
bracing from posts to tie beams. There is bracing from the aisle ties to the
arcade posts. The roof is of Queen post construction with collars and clasped
through purlins.

R.C.H.M. (North East Cambs.), p107, mon (16)

Listing NGR: TL5539962640

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26419942

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Recommended Books

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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]