Overview
The Aisled Building Database contains the following principal fields. For definitions of the codes, use the links on the Query page.
| Field name in database | Field Title | Description | Searchable? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seq | Sequence | Sequence number in the list. An additional letter is used when a building is associated with two addresses, or when two separate buildings have the same HEL number. | Yes |
| Lett | Letter | Additional letter ID (see Sequence description). | No |
| List Entry Number | Historic England Number | Number in HE Listed Buildings database [HEL]. For Wales, the number in the COFLEIN database is given in the address field (NPRN number) | Yes |
| Country | Country | England or Wales | Yes |
| County | County | Post-1974 county (added when not given in HE List). For Wales, the historic county is given | Yes |
| Address | Address | Parish, street, house name and other reference details for building (plus occasional comments) | Yes |
| District/Unitary Authority | District/Unitary Authority | Taken from HEL or Coflein | Yes |
| Type_bld | Type of building | Almost always Hall or Barn. | Yes |
| Type_str | Type of structure | P-Aisled is used for possibly aisled buildings, X-Aisled for buildings that are described in the HE List or elsewhere as aisled but have been rejected; a few other unaisled buildings are included in the database to avoid confusion. See Introduction for other types of structure | Yes |
| GR-8 | Grid reference | Alphanumeric grid reference of building | Yes |
| Ref_pub | Published information source | Published bibliographic references. When no reference is given, the source is the Historic England List. | No |
| Ref_person | Personal information source | For unpublished buildings | No |
| State | State | Identifies the present state of the building, identifying whether it has been Demolished, Moved, has been Reconstructed, contains Reused timbers, or consists of Remains of a ruined building (blank for standing buildings) | Yes |
| Notes | Notes | Additional information about the building | No |
| Arcade | Arcade material | T (Timber) or S (stone) | Yes |
| W_orig | Original wall material | Includes: T (timber), S (stone), B (brick) | Yes |
| W_Now | Present wall material | If different | Yes |
| Bays | Bays | Number of bays | Yes |
| Trusses | Trusses | Number of trusses when this rather than the number of bays is given | Yes |
| No_aisle | Number of aisles | 1 or 2 | Yes |
| No_end | Number of end aisles | 1 or 2 (only if end aisles are present) | Yes |
| Upper_form | Upper roof | Form of upper roof (see codes) | Yes |
| Purlin type | Purlin type | Purlin type (see codes) | Yes |
| Date_dendro | Tree-ring date | Tree-ring date (as given in the VAG Dendrochronology Database). The date given is the central date of the felling date range. | Yes |
| Date_ref | Tree-ring date reference | Volume and page number in Vernacular Architecture for the date | No |
| Date_other | Other date | Date assigned from architectural or documentary sources, including inscribed dates (generally given in the HE List) | No |
| HEL date | HEL date | Date/date range given in HE List (included to give an indication of the date for otherwise undated buildings). 'early medieval' is assigned as 13th century, 'medieval' or 'late medieval' as 15th century. If the date clearly does not relate to the aisled building, it is ignored. | No |
| Cent | Century | Assigned from the preceding fields in order of preference: tree-ring date, then other date, then HEL date (used for general analysis). A '00' date, e.g. 1300, is assigned as the later century ('14' rather than '13'). The century is not included for buildings rejected as not Aisled. | Yes |
| Year | Year added | When added to the database | Yes |
| Year Mod | Year modified | When the record was modified | Yes |
