Description

WADHURST 1. COUSLEY WOOD 5208 Main barn, Wickhurst Farm TQ 63 NW 8/362 II G.V. 2. Double barn. C18. Timber frame on red brick plinths, weatherboard cladding, hipped plain tile roof. Two phases: a four bay threshing barn with a further five bay threshing barn added to the west. The east barn has opposing wagon entries in the third bay from the east with a projecting wagon porch with hipped roof on the north side; a lean to cart shed extension with catslide roof against the two eastern bays with entry at the east end. The west barn has opposing wagon entries to the central bay and a similar projecting wagon porch with hipped roof; a short leanto extension under a catslide roof between the porch and the adjoining dairy and cattle shed range on the west side of the yard. A pair of vertical boarded doors to each wagon porch. Both barns have jowelled bay posts, central end posts, with a single intermediate rail between all posts and tension braces and studs in the panels. Queen post trusses with angle braces to posts and clasped purlins. An inserted hayloft in the west bays of the west barn. The threshing floor in the east barn flanked by raking stays between sole plates and door posts and retaining boards.

Listing NGR: TQ6382935350

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