Listed Building: BARN ABOUT 30 METRES NORTH WEST OF MERSHAM MANOR (1233497)
Grade | II* |
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Authority | |
Volume/Map/Item | 1414, 7, 101 |
Date assigned | 16 February 1989 |
Date last amended |
Description
TR 03 NE MERSHAM CHURCH ROAD (east side)
7/101 Barn about 30 metres north- west of Mersham Manor
GV II*
Barn. Early to mid C14. Timber framed and weatherboarded on ragstone base, with ragstone and red brick cladding to rear elevations. Plain tiled roof. Hipped roof with hipped streys to left and to right. Interior: 4 full bays with aisles with cantileveredterminal outshots, somewhat obscured by later divisions. One end bay and aisles extensively reconstructed c.1600, but main assembly and part of aisle (reversed assembly) probably contemporary with early C14 Mersham Manor adjacent. Keyed scarfs, with thick, nearly straight braces. Clasped purlin roof. (See S.E. Rigold. Major Kentish Barns, 21. One feature (pegged wedges) he dates elsewhere 1284-1306).
Listing NGR: TR0521239383
External Links (0)
Sources (1)
- SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
Location
Grid reference | TR 0515 3941 (point) |
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Map sheet | TR03NE |
Civil Parish | MERSHAM, ASHFORD, KENT |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Mar 18 2010 2:44PM