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Black-and-white view of a timber-clad thatched barn with a ladder leaning against it and horse-drawn carts near the entrance.

Barn at Baron’s farm, 1929 (photo J H Bullock) (Cambridgeshire Collection)

Baron’s Farm, Shepreth

Baron's Farmhouse

Listed Building

Two principal building periods. Early C16 and later C17. Late C16 part timber framed, on brick plinth, rendered, the front wall retaining some original pargetted panels with birds claw foot pattern. Long straw thatch with ridge at two levels, half-hipped to south west end, gabled to north east end

A barn nearby is dated 1763 on a tie beam.


The 1929 photo of the thatched barn. Later demolished.

Building dates

  • Built 1500–1540
Source for this date
  • Built 1500–1540: Listed building: Early C16 (grade II)

Tags

  • Listed building
  • tudor

Projects

  • Shepreth

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