Alston, L. (2011). Barns at The Rookery, Wilby, Suffolk, WBY 024, Heritage Asset Assessment. Ipswich: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. https://doi.org/10.5284/1012332. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Barns at The Rookery, Wilby, Suffolk, WBY 024, Heritage Asset Assessment
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Series:		 Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 The site consists of a 16th century timber-framed moated farmhouse and farm buildings. At the time of the 1838 tithe survey the property had only 76 acres. Most of the farm buildings date from the 19th century, including two pantiled brick shelter-sheds and a stable with a slate roof which retains its original manger, hay rack and harness hooks. Together they illustrate the agricultural revolution known as Victorian High Farming and are of interest. The site is of national importance, however, due to the presence of two 16th century timber-framed barns with intact queen-post roof structures. Although one is listed at grade II the second is almost identical in both layout and condition but has been omitted from the Schedule of Listed Buildings from which it presumably escaped notice by mistake. The presence of two contemporary Tudor barns on the same property is highly unusual and offers major historic insight into the nature of vernacular farm yards in the 16th century. They form two sides of a courtyard and were both designed with stables and hay lofts lit by diamond-mullion windows at one end and three-bay threshing barns at the other. Ironically the unlisted barn is the more interesting of the two, with rare evidence of a cart thoroughfare and an internal barrier that may relate to its partial use as a hay barn rather than a standard threshing barn. It is strongly recommended that this building should be afforded the protection of listed status as soon as possible.
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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:		 2011
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Site: WBY 024, Barns at The Rookery Heritage Asset Assessment
Parish: WILBY
District: Mid Suffolk
County: Suffolk
Country: England
Grid Reference: 622800, 271300 (Easting, Northing)
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UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) NONE (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Barns (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Barns (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CART SHED (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) STABLE (Monument Type England)
BARN (Monument Type England)
BUILDING SURVEY (Event)
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OASIS Id: suffolkc1-110808
OBIB: SCCAS Report
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Note:		 A4, comb bound, white cover with colour photograph, two appendices (also available as a pdf)
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Created Date:		 24 Nov 2016