Farm Building Approximately 30 Metres South West Of Court Farmhouse

LONG MARSTON

SP14NE MAIN STREET 1912-1/5/92 (West side (off)) 02/08/72 Farm building approx. 30m SW of Court Farmhouse (Formerly Listed as: LONG MARSTON Barn at Court Farm, south-west of house)

GV II

Manorial court house, now farm building. Datestone 1671, probably representing an extension to an earlier, probably C16 building. Coursed blue lias rubble with some ashlar dressings; timber-frame with plastered infill to north and C19 brick lean-to outshut to south. EXTERIOR: south elevation has outshut with projecting stack covering 2 blocked openings; to right end a blocked entrance with quoins and inserted shuttered opening. East end has plinth to right half, window with small-paned casement to gable with datestone inscribed: NISI DNS/ IN VAN/ 1671. West end is open below weatherboarded gable with 2 round-headed openings. North elevation has close-studded framing. INTERIOR: 2-bay roof has tie beam truss with struts, plastered infill flanking entrance up ladder to loft over east half; riven rafters, trenched purlins and wind braces. Loft on broadly chamfered beam with stop chamfers stops short of east end; some joists are stop-chamfered. Wooden winder stair to north-east angle. Traditionally the court house of the manorial court leet.

Listing NGR: SP1501047858