TQ 65 NE 351 - Former site of barn 25 yards east of Church Farmhouse

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Monument record TQ 65 NE 351 - Former site of barn 25 yards east of Church Farmhouse

Summary

Former site of a Grade II* listed building. Main construction periods 1500 to 1599. A barn once stood 25 yards [ 23 metres] east of Church Farmhouse in Offham. It was of 16th century weatherboarded construction on a plinth which was part rubble and part concrete. It had a hipped, thatched roof. There was a wagon entrance to the east and a hipped, projecting wagon entrance to the west. Inside there were 5 bays under a collar-purlin roof and 4 crown posts. It was demolished in the gales of 1990.

Location

Grid reference	TQ 66026 58028 (point)
Map sheet	TQ65NE
County	KENT
District	TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish	OFFHAM, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

BARN (Medieval to Modern - 1500 AD to 1999 AD)

Full Description

The following text is from the original listed building designation:
TQ 65 NE OFFHAM C.P. CHURCH ROAD 6/2 (west side)
Barn 25 yards east of Church Farmhouse GV II*
Barn. C16. Weatherboarded on plinth, part rubble, part concrete. Hipped thatched roof. Wagon entrance to east, hipped projecting wagon entrance to west. 5 bays with collar-purlin roof and 4 crown-posts. Listing NGR: TQ6598357335 (1)

Description from record TQ 65 NE 37:
(TQ 66025803 - sited HHR map) TQ 65 NE OFFHAM C.P. CHURCH ROAD (west side) 6/2 Barn 25 yards east of Church Farmhouse GV II* Barn. C16. Weatherboarded on plinth, part rubble, part concrete. Hipped thatched roof. Wagon entrance to east, hipped projecting wagon entrance to west. 5 bays with collar-purlin roof and 4 crown-posts. (2) Not mentioned in The Buildings of Englnd. (3) Demolished in the gales of January 1990. (4)

<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> DOE (HHR) Tonbridge & Malling Dist Kent May 1974 4 (OS Card Reference). SKE40649.

<3> Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 (J Newman) (OS Card Reference). SKE37841.

<4> Inf. from Kent SMR 28 Jun 1994 (OS Card Reference). SKE44378.

Sources/Archives (4)

<1>XY SKE16160 Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. [Mapped feature: #36344 Barn, ]
<2> SKE40649 OS Card Reference: DOE (HHR) Tonbridge & Malling Dist Kent May 1974 4.
<3> SKE37841 OS Card Reference: Bldgs of Eng W Kent & the Weald 1980 (J Newman).
<4> SKE44378 OS Card Reference: Inf. from Kent SMR 28 Jun 1994.