Description

SU 87 NE
9/26

WHITE WALTHAM
CHURCH HILL (west side)

Barn to north east of Burycourt Farmhouse

11.04.72

G.V.
II*

Large threshing barn, probably former Tithe Barn. C15 or earlier, extended mid C19.
Timber frame, weatherboarded; large, steeply-pitched old tile half-hipped roof. Brick
plinth. Rectangular plan of 6 framed bays with 2 hipped midstreys with aisles either
side on the west; the right-hand midstrey has a dovecote in the gable. Also on the west,
in front of the middle 2 bays is a horse-engine house with a double-hipped roof of
corrugated iron, and a square plan of 2:2 framed bays and a queen strut roof. Interior:
the barn has a complete timber frame of large square-section members of fine quality.
Curved queen strut roof; clasped purlins and long straight braces. The posts have no
jowls and each post has a diagonal slot 6 inches wide near the top, on the south side,
which may indicate a form of earlier passing brace.

Listing NGR: SU8542677566

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17547152

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