Barn Stables And Granary In Yard Immediately North Of Manor Farmhouse With Yard Wall

SE 42 NW LEDSTON LEDSTON MILL LANE WF10 (west side)

7/44 Barn, stables, and granary 9th May 1986 in yard immediately north of Manor Farmhouse, with yard wall

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Barn, stables, and cow house with granary; now (1986) disused. Mostly earlier C18, but granary perhaps C17. Magnesian limestone rubble with quoins, stone slate roofs. L-shaped plan forming west and north sides of yard. Barn at west end of yard, 5 bays, tall, with slit breathers on levels, has opposed wagon entrances in centre, with timber lintels, a door to the 1st bay and a square loading door above this. Stable and cow-house range attached at right-hand end, at right angle, in 2 builds; 3-bay stables with 3 stable doors, a square 9-pane fixed window above the centre door, a lean-to store in the angle; attached cow-house of earlier build, with quoins, of similar length, has a stable door offset left of centre, an altered horizontal rectangular window to each outer bay, and a small loading door above the entrance. This range under one roof, at lower level than barn.

Interior: barn has 6 king-post roof trusses, those in south half with V-struts, all with longitudinal bracing to the ridge; cow-house has granary over, with clay floor supported by large beams and chamfered joists; 3 roof trusses, 2 with heavily cambered tie-beams (perhaps halved timber), king posts with V-struts. Contemporary wall encloses other 2 sides of yard, with rounded coping on that to the road. Listed as good example of complete set of agricultural buildings.

Listing NGR: SE4337428698