NHER 25394 (Building record) - 18th-century barns at Winspurs Farm, North Walsham Road, Northrepps

February 1988. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Range of 3 barns. Late C17 and C18. Brick, flint with brick dressings. Thatched roofs. L-shaped in plan. Late C17 small barn with flint plinth with brick cap; one doorway and one slit light to west face; south gable now with doorway, blocked opening over which cuts platband; gable in brick with blocked opening."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
E. Rose (NAU), 08 August 1989. Amended by P. Beers (HES), 05 August 2022.

According to source the farm was a centre for smugglers in the Napoleonic period, the name coming from smugglers 'winning their spurs' after two successful missions. [1]. (S2) reads 'Winsper F.'
D.Gurney (NLA), 14 August 1997.

2004.
Detailed inspection confirms that there are two grand 18th century barns end to end with original roofs, but the smaller projection listed as 17th century is clearly an addition. Its brickwork must therefore be of misleading appearance.
See report (S3) in file, and plans (S4) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 2 February 2004.

Geographic Position Update.
The mapped extent of this record has been amended [2].
P. Beers (HES), 05 August 2022.