Building record 3980/8/4 - Barn Adjoining Nos.3 & 3A Desborough Road

`{1} Barn, mid and late C18, with late C19 alterations. Brick with plain tile roof. Rubble plinth, coped gables, single brick ridge stack, 4 unequal bays. Street side has to left, 2 square pitch holes and above, a C20 casement and another pitch hole. All have wooden lintels. To right, 2 C19 glazing bar casements, each flanked to right by a small square casement. Rear has to left a 3-light C20 casement and to its right, 3 blocked openings with wooden lintels. To the right, a C20 garage opening. Above, loading door flanked by single pitch holes, all with wooden lintels. Interior not inspected. Included for group value.

{2} Mid & late C18th barn with late C19th alterations.

{3} Use of The Nunnery as inn or farm suggested by presence of barns & stables dated c.1700.

{4} Twenty-six photos, two dated 17th February 1993, two dated 29th April 1993, two dated 14th October 1993, six dated 28th January 1994, two dated 28th April 1994, one dated 27th October 1994, one dated 14th November 1994, one dated 29th June 1995, two dated 20th July 1995, two dated 15th January 1996, five undated;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 9/66 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H13 p.44 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN100754.

<3> GIGGINS B.L., 1988, Untitled Source, (part checked) (Report). SNN44954.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Rothwell (Photographs). SNN113168.

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