Barn Stables And Granary With Farmyard Walls At Leasowes Farm

TANWORTH-IN-ARDEN

SP17SW DOCTOR'S HILL 652-1/2/130 (East side (off)) Barn, stables and granary, with farmyard walls at Leasowes Farm

GV II

Threshing barn, with stables and granary over and attached farmyard walls. Barn dated 1837. Reddish-brown brick with ashlar copings to walls, plain-tile roof to stables and granary and corrugated asbestos to barn. L-shaped group with quarter-circular walls which abut barn on left and stables (qv) to right, joined by C20 gate. EXTERIOR: barn: 5 bays with central elliptically-arched, full-height entrance with date stone at apex and split plank doors; exposed facades have elliptically-arched recess to each bay with diamond-shaped panels of breathers; cogged eaves. Stables with granary over: 6 narrow bays with pilaster buttresses between. 3 elliptically-arched stable openings with C20 split plank doors to second, fourth and sixth bays; to third and fifth bays are small elliptically-arched openings with casement windows and slats; first bay has flight of steps to granary, entrance has plank door; cogged eaves. Right gable-end wall curves. 2 pilaster buttresses to gable end; casement to formerly larger pitching opening. INTERIOR: barn: has stone flagged threshing floor; 4 bays of truncated collar and tie-beam roof trusses with queen struts and lower angle braces, 2 tiers of purlins and slender ridge piece, rafters and wind braces; the trusses are pegged but have additional lower bolts. Projecting porch at rear has king post truss to gable. Rear facade partly obscured by temporary C20 shelters. Stables with granary over: original board floor; 2 bays of roof trusses each with 2 full-height posts, collar and 2 tiers of angle braces, trenched purlins, rafters and narrow ridge purlin. Walls: approx 1m high with shaped stone copings to front part, otherwise brick copings. All the buildings at Leasowes Farm form a group.

Listing NGR: SP1229170716