Ovingdean Road, The Olde Barn, Ovingdean

Conservation Area (CA)

Ovingdean CA

Local Listing Reference

LLHA0156

Description

Agricultural barn associated with Grange Farm, Ovingdean. The Olde Barn is a former threshing/shearing barn, set at right angles to the road. It has flint walls with brick dressings and a half-hipped tile roof. The roof to The Olde Barn is particularly prominent in the area. Conversion to residential use has resulted in the addition of windows, rooflights and pipes. The alterations to the roof detract from the building, but are generally at a low level to the rear, such that much of the roofscape is still intact.

A. Architectural, Design and Artistic Interest

ii The building is a good example of a large farm building, which retains its threshing door opening and has been converted relatively sympathetically.

B. Historic and Evidential Interest

ii An important reminder of the agricultural antecedents of the area

C. Townscape Interest

iii The structure is prominent in the area; being located close to the bend in the main road through the village. It is identified as a local landmark in the Ovingdean Conservation Area Character Statement

E. Rarity and Representativeness

ii Representative of the agricultural antecedents of the area.

Date of inclusion

2015