Record Details
| NHER Number: | 29964 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Church Farm |
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Summary
A complex of farm buildings. The main red brick barn dates to the early 18th century. There is also a brick and flint stable and harness room, with a fireplace and stalls. This may date to before the 18th century.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2426 1811 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG21NW |
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| Parish: | FRETTENHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Farm complex. Main barn early 18th century, rebuilt north gable dated 1843. Red brick; roof structure has ten bays with tiebeams on every other principal rafter. Two collars and two butt purlins. Windbracing in second register with large straight braces above cart doors.
Tiebeams on wallposts with marks for removed arched braces. Ventilation slits in walls and in three tiers on gable walls.
Secondary, adjoining barn very similar, of 8 bays with no wind bracing but straight bracing from wallplate to principals in each bay.
Stable and harness room with fireplace and stalls. Brick and flint, suggested as pre 18th century.
See (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 20 August 1993.
Monument Types
- BARN (19th Century - 1835 AD to 1900 AD)
- CART SHED (19th Century to Late 20th Century - 1835 AD to 1985 AD)
- FARMSTEAD (19th Century - 1835 AD to 1900 AD)
- STABLE (19th Century - 1835 AD to 1900 AD)
- DATE STONE (19th Century - 1843 AD to 1843 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: University of East Anglia. Farm Survey. |
Related records - none
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