Description

TL 73 SW FINCHINGFIELD WETHERSFIELD ROAD
(south side)

4/107 Barn approx 25 metres
west of Nortofts
Farmhouse
(Formerly listed as Barn
21.12.67 at Nortofts under
Outlying Items)
- II*

Barn. Late C16, altered in C17 and C20. Timber framed, mainly plastered, part
weatherboarded, roofed with plastic-coated corrugated iron. 5 bays aligned
NW-SE, with 2 aisles. C17 midstrey to NE. Original brick plinth, of red brick
in English bond, approx. 1 metre high on SW side where land falls away to a
ditch, 0.5 metre high and plastered on NE side, and exposed below all arcade
posts. Jowled posts. Edge-halved and bridled scarfs in wallplates and arcade
plates. Heavy studding with curved braces trenched to the outside. Arched
braces to tiebeams and arcade plates. Straight raking shores to arcade posts.
Normal assembly at eaves. Clasped purlin roof with serpentine wind bracing, a
rare feature. Damaged by whirlwind in 1982, tiles removed then and replaced by
present roof cladding, but frame undamaged. An exceptionally complete frame of
high quality, the only surviving building of a former manorial complex. RCHM
9.

Listing NGR: TL7048031579

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17557360

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Recommended Books

• 
  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
• 
  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House