Cow House Approximately 20 Metres To South East Of The Malsters Tap

SO 5095-5195 CARDINGTON C.P. CARDINGTON

12/23 Cow house approx. - 20 metres to south- east of The Maltsters Tap

GV II

Cow house. C18 with later addition. Thinly coursed yellow/grey sandstone rubble with weatherboarded timber framed addition; corrugated iron roof. One storey and loft. 2 raking eaves dormers to front with boarded doors. 3 boarded doors, outer pair each with 2 leaves. Small boarded opening in later addition to left. 3 opposed doors at rear. Interior: tie-beam trusses with raking struts; single purlins. A complete-example of a 3-door cowhouse; cattle were housed in 2 rows facing each other, the central door led to a feed passage and the outer doors were for mucking out. The cow house forms part of a complete farmstead group with the farmhouse (The Maltsters Tap q.v.) and barn (q.v.). Included for group value.,

Listing NGR: SO5063995078