Barn 50 Metres East Of Cosby House

SP 59 SW 4/7 7.10.57

COSBY CROFT ROAD (south west side) Barn 50 M east of Cosby House (formerly listed as part of Cosby House)

G.V. II

Barn. Late C16, altered 1766 and late C18, C19 and C20. Timber close studding and box framing, with rubble and brick plinth, brick nogging and slate roof. 5 bays. The frame has a mid rail and diagonal braces. In most of the lower panels, and in the east gable, the studding has been replaced by brick. The north side has a slightly off-centre pair of plank barn doors, flanked by small brick buttresses, and beyond, in the lower panels, cross breathers. The south side has a cut down pair of similar doors with a late C20 weatherboarded panel above them, and to their left, a plank door. Above, to the left, a fragment of wattle and daub nogging. The east gable has the date 1766 in burnt headers and above it, 3 breathers. Interior has jowled posts with mortices suggesting a double strutted span beam at mid rail level. Low pitched principal rafter roof with the main timbers doubled and C19 queen post trusses inserted. Single purlins and C20 ridge piece.

Listing NGR: SP5462394752