Building record 6141/0/6 - Large barn c.20 metres W of Manor Farmhouse

A 16th-century barn, possibly originally stable block

{1} Barn, possibly originally stable block. Late C16. Squared coursed limestone with ashlar dressings, Collyweston stone slate roof with coped gables. Originally of 2 storeys, floor mostly removed to create lofty barn space. Gable end has 2 3-light hollow-chamfered stone mullioned windows with round-headed lights and hood moulds. Flanks have 2- and 3-light stone mullioned windows, and some boarded openings with wooden lintels. Plain board doors with wooden lintels, some blocked doorways. Interior: roof trusses arch braced to tie beam, with queen struts to collar and with wind-braces, modified. Barn part of 4 bays. Blocked doorways to floored section at both levels. Wall plaster carries graffiti, including circular patterns.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 11/200 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), J12 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN100754.

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Sep 25 2020 9:48AM