Barn And Outbuildings Immediately North East Of Manor House Farmhouse

DORSINGTON

SP14NW VILLAGE STREET 1931-1/5/45 (West side) 05/04/67 Barn and outbuildings immediately north-east of Manor House Farmhouse (Formerly Listed as: Barn at Manor House Farm)

GV II

Barn and 2 ranges of outbuildings forming 3 sides of yard. C17 with later alterations and additions including roof trusses. Timber-frame with C20 brick and wattle-and-daub infill, brick and coursed rubble; steeply pitched half-hipped renewed tile roof. 5-bay barn has addition to each end; north-west shelter shed range has 2-storey cross-wing to end; later south-west shelter shed range. EXTERIOR: east elevation of barn has 2 former threshing floor entrances with C20 brick infill and entrances with windows above; each has bay to left with square framing with tension braces over high stone plinth; timber-framed bay to right has some alterations to former entrance: probably 3-bay barn extended to 5 bays with extra threshing floor; left end has timber-framed addition with large brick panels and high frieze window; right end has visible end of stone cross wall and addition with timber-framed attic over stone, entrance to left. Left return brick gable; right return has loading door and flanking windows. INTERIOR: has 4 roof trusses with tie beams, 2 braced, queen struts to collars and principals truncated at upper purlins; truss to south has lower tie beam and straight crucks to second collar and spurs; end attic has one cruck truss, and queen strut truss to addition. West elevation similar, but with shelter sheds, that to north is stone with brick infill to front; tie-beam and collar trusses with struts; cross wing has timber-framed side wall and stone end walls with timber-framed half-hipped gables over shuttered pitching holes; outer wall is brick with modillioned cornice and small stone wing. Shelter shed to south is open fronted, with C20 end block. The outbuildings were not formerly listed.

Listing NGR: SP1308849384