Barn Immediately West North West Of Pike'S Farmhouse

SO 23 NE MICHAELCHURCH ESCLEY CP -

1/52 Barn immediately WNW of _ Pike's Farmhouse

GV II

Barn. Probably C18. Coursed dry stone rubble, corrugated iron roof. Four bays. One splayed ventilator slit either side of full height ledged entrance doors, single ledged door to right hand side. Interior: doors lead to threshing floor in second bay from left which is divided from adjacent bays by 2 cill beams raised on rubble piers and stone flags set on end. The 2 transverse cill beams carry a central plank stud up to tie-beams which are linked to rafters by raking struts. Two right hand bays are separated by a rubble wall about 7 feet high. The wall carries a cill beam with 3 studs rising to the tie-beam. The right hand bay, beyond the partition is divided into 2 storeys with a stall containing rack and trough on the ground floor and a hay loft above together providing stabling facilities. Much of the timber in the right hand bay is re-used. Forms group with adjacent farmhouse and cowhouse (qv).

Listing NGR: SO2908538153