Building record 3136/2/2 - Barns, carthouse and stables and attached wall to north approx 50m south west of Chester House

Milking parlour and stables dating to the 18th and 19th centuries

{1} Barns. Datestone 1690. Regular coursed limestone with ironstone dressings and slate roof. Originally L-shape range of 2 barns, that to north converted to cottage in C19. Elevation to yard has central cart entrance under wood lintel flanked by pairs of ventilation slits. Ashlar gable parapets and kneelers. Rear has triangular vent holes. Northern range has 2-window range of dormer openings and C19 openings at ground floor. Brick stack at ridge. Datestone in end gable. C18 and C19 cowhouses and stables attached to north and south. Interior of main barn has some original roof timbers. Limestone wall is attached to rear of main barn.

{4} Milking parlour and stables. Milking parlour: A low stone building with a slated roof and a parapeted gable at the north end. On the farm yard elevation is a wide entrance with double doors, one of which is a stable door. The building was formerly abutted by another building on the south and is abutted on the north by a stable. The building predates 1756. Stable: A two bay stone stable building with a slated roof. On the farm yard elevation is a central stable door and two casement windows. The north elevation has a locked up first floor door that formerly gave access to the hay loft. Nineteenth century.

{5} Undated photo;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 5/194 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1986, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN100394.

<3> ELLISON M., 1997, SMR Report Form, (checked) (SMR Report Form). SNN49112.

<4> Giggins B., 1990, Chester Farm, Irchester, Architectural Survey, pp.11-12 (checked) (Report). SNN71035.

<4> Giggins B., 2011, Chester Farm, Irchester: Farm Buildings Appraisal and Interpretation Potential, pp.11-12 (checked) (Report). SNN107469.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Irchester (Photographs). SNN112806.

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