Building record 0047103000 - BARN AT CHURCH FARM, EDLESBOROUGH

Summary

Fifteenth to sixteenth century timber-framed aisled tithe barn at Church Farm

Protected Status/Designation

  • Ancient Monument BU29: Barn and fishpond and moated site with dovecote at Church Farm
  • Listed Building (II*) 1319209: BARN AT CHURCH FARM

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Type and Period (3)

  • TITHE BARN (15th Century to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1599 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BARN (15th Century to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1599 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) AISLED BARN (15th Century to 16th Century - 1400 AD to 1599 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 49m, Width 10m.
Plan Form - Rectangular.
Outside moat, on SW (B10).
Tithe barn (B1-2).
Timber-framed barn with brick infilling. Nine roof trusses (B5).
Part of Scheduled Ancient Monument, also listed Grade 11+. Large aisled barn. C15-C16, altered. Heavy timber frame with old brick infill, alternate bays with curved braces. Chamfered plinth, partly of ashlar on N.W. side, remainder rebuilt in brick or flint with ashlar or rendered capping. Gable to street rebuilt C18 in red and vitreous brick with C20 weatherboarding to gable. Old tile roof. 10 bays. Ventilation slits. S.W. side has irregular boarded openings. N.E. side has waggon entry in third bay, C20 water tanks attached to fourth bay, and mid C19 white brick ranges of outbuildings forming courtyard with far bays. Interior: low walls of Totternhoe stone between aisle bays; complex main trusses with curved braces to aisle tie beams, arcade plates, tie beams and principal rafters, and curved passing braces to tie beams; intermediate trusses with curved braces to middle purlins; roof with triple purlins and curved wind-braces. Floor inserted in N.W. end. RCHM II p.109-10 Mon. 4 (part) (B13).
NGR to tithe barn (B15).

Sources (16)

  • ---SBC17409 Aerial Photograph: 06/03/92. BCM A16/1/1-2. SP\971193. Yes.
  • <1>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p672.
  • <2>SBC5961 Article in serial: Frederick G Gurney. 1914. 'TWO XVTH CENTURY NEIGHBOURS IN EDLESBOROUGH', IN RECS OF BUCKS 10 PP283-298. Vol 10, part 5. pp296-297.
  • <3>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. pp109-110, Illustration p112.
  • <4>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp351,360; Illustration of barn.
  • <5>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. pp114-5.
  • <6>SBC8402 Verbal communication: Michael Farley. 1973. Mike Farley (BCM) Notes from field visit Sept/Nov 1973.
  • <7>SBC13909 Scheduling record: HBMC. 1934. SCHEDULING LIST OF INSPECTORATE OF ANCIENT MONUMENTS.
  • <8>SBC758 Graphic material: John Bailey. 1979. Building survey drawings (filed).
  • <9>SBC8155 Map: MAP OF DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER'S ESTATE 1762 (AT HERTS RO; TRACING AT BCM); MEF GETS INFO FROM.
  • <10>SBC8477 Bibliographic reference: MEF, PHOTOS TAKEN 29 NOV 1984 (ON CAS FILE)/ SCHED ULING INFO, SCHEDULED MONUMENTS FILE 1, BCM.
  • <11>SBC8342 Bibliographic reference: MEF & ARP 1985(3 MAY) FIELD VISIT; PHOTOS ON CAS F ILE).
  • <12>SBC10868 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SP 91 NE 2 1971(JUNE) (ON CAS FILE).
  • <13>SBC19041 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p11.
  • <14>SBC597 Verbal communication: ARP 1990(12 JUNE) PERS COMM TO JPP.
  • <15>SBC10488 Map: OS 1984 1:2500 MAP.

Location

Grid reference SP 97200 19262 (point)
Civil Parish EDLESBOROUGH, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (4)

  • Event - Survey: Historic building survey (EBC18460)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13593)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13834)
  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC14030)

Record last edited

Nov 6 2024 5:35PM

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