Barn On North Side Of Yard, East Of Moseley Farmhouse

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SE24SW SMITHY LANE, Cookridge 714-1/1/641 (West side (off)) 05/08/76 Barn on north side of yard, east of Moseley Farmhouse (Formerly Listed as: SMITHY LANE, Cookridge Barn at Moseley Farm east of Farm House)

GV II

Hay barn with byres. Mid C17, altered C20. Coursed squared gritstone, stone slate roof. 5 bays, single aisle on S (yard) side. Quoins, gable copings with syma-moulded kneelers. South front: central (blocked) cart entrance has chamfered jamb stones linked on left to narrow doorway with chamfered quoined surround; to left again a doorway altered to window with trough recess below and flanking small square windows. Doorway to right of cart entrance is similar, with chamfered surround and flanking square windows. Rear (N) side: no aisle, the cart entrance has a chamfered segmental arch; 2 tiers of slit vents, inserted window left. Left return (W end): a segmental-arched opening at apex of gable, square window below, 3 blocked vents, added single-storey lean-to. Right return (E end): small paired vents in gable, square loading door below, added single-storey lean-to. INTERIOR: king-post trusses with short braces rising from tie-beam to principal rafters; 2 tiers of trenched purlins to main roof and to aisle; aisle posts have straight braces to tie beam and aisle plate which has scarfed joints; wooden slate pegs. A very fine and complete example of a C17 barn (reputed to have been built between 1620 and 1640).

Listing NGR: SE2429240659