Barn North-West Of Burncliffe is a Grade II* listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 July 1987. Barn.

Barn North-West Of Burncliffe

WRENN ID
tired-lead-heron
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Country
England
Date first listed
27 July 1987
Type
Barn
Source
Historic England listing

Description

HENSHAW TOW HOUSE NY 76 SE (West side) 17/51 Barn north-west of Burncliffe II*

Threshing barn now used for storage. Probably late C17. Coursed rubble; right gable end rebuilt in brick in mid C20. Heather-thatched roof under corrugated-iron sheeting. Single storey, 5 internal bays. Roughly-squared quoins. Central opposed doorways with replaced paired doors; front doorway flanked by low stone walls. Small window openings at right and on left return. Steeply-pitched roof. Interior: stone-flagged threshing floor with later cobbled byre floor to right. Roof structure has wany, adzed beams of heavy scantling: 4 pairs of full crucks; renewed lower collars; original halved and pegged upper collars project to carry lapped purlins; crucks halved and crossed to carry ridge piece; closely-spaced rafters. Later loft floor inserted at right.

An extremely rare example in the county of a heather-thatched cruck barn.

Listing NGR: NY7670964326

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