L-Shaped Range Of Farmbuildings At Cheaveley Hall Farm

SJ 46 SW HUNTINGTON C P ALDFORD ROAD (West Side)

5/50 L-shaped range of farmbuildings at Cheaveley Hall Farm.

GV II

L-shaped range of farmbuildings: mid-late C19 probably by John Douglas for 1st Duke of Westminster. Orange brick below and timber framed upper storey. Red tile roof. L-shaped plan on 2 sides of cobbled yard. South-west front of south-west range of 1 and 2 storeys and 16 bays. Centrepiece is barn of 2 storeys and 5 bays (2:1:2). Brick mullioned windows in lower storey, wood mullioned windows in timber-framed upper storey. Central rectangular cart opening with stone spur stones. Gable loading bay oversails on brackets from stone corbels. On ridge is a 2-tier circular dovecote with lead flashing, a pyramidal shingled roof and a weather vane. Long shippon to left of one storey with small pane windows and left end 2 bays under a gable. To rear are 3 timber-framed gables with entry into shippons. Interior: a continuous feeding passage runs around the back of the barn and along the range with a Gothic arched feeding hole to each pair of stalls. North-west front of north-west range of 1 and 2 storeys and 10 bays. Left end bay has gabled loading bay above and is next to tall driftway with a gabled hood. Remainder in brick with small-pane windows and ventilation patterns, part has sawtooth band at 1st floor.

Listing NGR: SJ4201061719