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Barn at Warren Farm, Warren Hill, Brome: Historic Building Record |
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Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Warren Hill Farm lies in open countryside approximately 1.2 km north of St Mary's church. The former farmhouse probably dates from the 17th century but is not listed and represents only a fraction of the building shown on earlier maps. At the time of the tithe survey in 1839 the farm was a substantial tenanted arable holding on the estate of General Sir Edward Kerrison of Oakley Park in Hoxne, with 156 acres in Brome and more in Oakley. The timber-framed and rendered barn to the west of the farmhouse consists of a linear range of 30.5 metres beneath a uniform pantiled roof. It contains a threshing barn of four principal bays and a rear porch to the north and a contemporary stable to the south. The stable was built with a hay loft but most of this has been removed. The framing is typical of the early- to mid-19th century and probably reflects the enclosure of local heathland in response to the high price of grain during the Napoleonic wars. The porch and a small section of the barn's eastern wall survive from a mid-17th century predecessor which appears to have flanked a courtyard in front of the farmhouse. The building has lost its original roof and much of the lower storey has been rebuilt in brick or cement block-work. The chief points of interest are now the surviving sections of 17th century fabric and the original whitewashed external render preserved in an adjoining shelter shed to the west. |
Author: |
L Alston
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Publisher: |
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2010
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Locations: |
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BRM 016 Farm Buildings at Warren Hill Farm, Warren hill, Brome |
Parish: |
BROME AND OAKLEY |
District: |
Mid Suffolk |
County: |
Suffolk |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 614400, 277700 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
suffolkc1-89469 |
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SCCAS client report , soft bound, A4 ,colour
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Created Date: |
24 Nov 2016 |