Building record 1965/5/6 - Probable cart hovel at Dairy Farm

{1} A long single-storey lean-to type structure on the south eastern side of the site. It consists of a pitched roof supported by a limestone rubble wall on the east side and timber posts on the west side. Much of the timber, including the posts, appears to be re-used from elsewhere. The roof trusses have redundant mortice holes and the principals and cleated purlins are of varying sizes. The support posts along the front of the building have stop chamfers (badly worn) and are again of different sizes. The eastern wall has evidence of two blocked windows and a blocked door near to the southern end. The openings, which have timber lintels, have been blocked with coursed limestone rubble and, due to the weathering of the stone, appear to have been closed for a considerable time. The east facing elevation of this wall is on private property so could not be inspected. Another blocked window can be seen on the south facing elevation. A short length of stone wall joins the north east corner of Building 3a and the north west corner of Building 3b. The joining wall appears to be keyed into both buildings although there are irregularities in the joint with Building 3b which suggests that this is a later modification possibly added when Building 3a was built. The joining wall has a partially blocked small triangular opening near to the centre.

The open-fronted nature of the building probably means it was used as a cart hovel.

<1> Hyam A., 2015, A level 2 Historic Building Recording at Dairy Farm, St Andrew's Lane, Cranford St Andrew, Northamptonshire, p. 30 (Report). SNN110176.

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Jan 28 2016 11:13AM