Cow Houses, Barn, And Stable To East Of Meesons Farmhouse

BITTERLEY

SO57NW Cow-houses, barn, and stable to 482-1/5/64 east of Meesons Farmhouse

GV II

2 cow-houses, barn and stables. C17 and C18 with c1857 alterations and additions. Timber-frame with brick infill on rubble plinth and brick infill, weatherboarded timber-frame, polychrome C19 brick. L-shaped plan of cow-house with hayloft over forming one wing, and 3-bay barn, weatherboarded cow-house, and brick stables forming the other.

Cow-house with hayloft: has rubblestone lower level below timber-framed loft one panel high, with brick infill forming diamond-pattern vent holes. 3 plain boarded doors each side with 3 in panelling at loft level. INTERIOR: 5-bay roof with single trenched purlin and trusses of cambered tie beam, collar and vertical struts.

Barn: 3-bay former threshing barn with square framing 3 panels high, 2 lapped straight tension braces per bay with mid C19 brick infill panels set on rubble plinth, brick encased gable ends, patterned tiled roof. Opposing barn doors with that to the east covered by C19 brick 2-storey byre/loose box link to cow-house with hayloft. INTERIOR: single trenched purlin roof with encased end trusses of cambered tie beam, twin vertical struts and collar. Internal trusses of cambered tie beam and twin raking struts, with long straight tension-braced cross-frames.

Weatherboarded cow-house: links end wall of barn to stables to south. C19 range with brick to east and boarded to west. INTERIOR: 4-bay roof of 3 king-post trusses and single purlin.

Stable block: brick stables dated 1857. West front with stable door each side of central pier flanked by 2-light casement, all with brick segmental arches with recess. Central projecting gable with boarded pitching hole. South gable: plain boarded door with inset inscribed tablet, with date 1857 and initials CHRB, referring to Sir Charles Henry Rouse-Boughton of Downton Hall (qv). INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SO5417179311