Building record 8827 - Stone Green Barn

The building originated as a part enclosure field barn and shelter shed, part of the Thenford Estate. The limited cartographic sources dates to mid to late 19th century and are fairly common Northamptonshire farm buildings.

{1} The building is 'L' shaped in plan and consists of three principal phases: building A forms the northernmost range and is aligned east - west, building B abuts the easternmost gable of A and the northernmost gable of C; building C forms the easternmost range and is aligned north - south.
Building A is an open fronted building under an asymmertrical pitched roof clad in modern Welsh slate. The rear and gable walls are constructed of squared and course local stone. Building B is located in the angle between the two principal ranges. The building is timer built lean to under a corrugated asbestos cement roof, open to the east. Building C is a three bay threshing barn built of local squared and coursed stone under a pitched Welsh slate roof.

<1> Richards, G, 2022, An Archaeological Standing Building Survey: Stone Green Barn, Thenford, Northamptonshire (Report). SNN116187.

<2> Crank, N. (Editor), 2023, South Midlands Archaeology (53), P. 54 (Journal). SNN116414.

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Sep 24 2024 1:10PM