Barn And Attached Shelter Approximately 40 Metres North Of Farmhouse At Alcester Lodge Farm

ALCESTER ALCESTER HEATH SPOSNE (West side) 2/8 Barn and attached shelter approx. 40m. N of farmhouse at Alcester Lodge Farm

GV II

Barn and attached shelter sheds. C16, with C17 extension and shelter sheds attached at right angles. Timber framed: Close studding; addition of square framing and diagonal braces. Brick infill, some lath and plaster, and weatherboarding. Brick and lias plinth. C20 tile roof. L-plan. Single storey; 4-bays with 2-bay addition. Second bay from right has barn doors. 3 stable doors on left. Left half wholly weatherboarded. Right return side has exposed farming with jowled posts. To rear: Exposed framing, third bay has some close studding with lath and plaster. Fourth and fifth bays weatherboarded. Sixth bay rebuilt in brick. Interior: Jowled posts. Retaining walls and diagonal braces. Close studded gabled wall, now opened up. C16 part has 3 queen post roof trusses with clasped purlins and wind braces. Addition has queen strut truss. Later partitions and floors inserted. 4-bay range of shelter sheds attached at right angles have square framed back wall with brick infill, and C19 brick pillars. Tile roof. Trenched purlin roof. Retains hay racks etc. (V.C.H.: Warwickshire, Vol. III, p.12).

Listing NGR: SP0708259176