Barn And Cow House About 20 Yards North Of Hill Farmhouse

HANLEY CP HANLEY CHILD SO 66 SE

5/63 Barn and cow house about 20 yards north of Hill Farmhouse

GV II

Barn and cow house. C18 with mid-C19 alterations and additions. Barn: timber-framed, weatherboarded on sandstone rubble plinth with plain tiled and corrugated iron roof. Three framed bays aligned east/west; central wagon bay with opposed cart entries and double doors. Framing: two rectangular panels from sill to wall-plate, the upper row of which is smaller, long straight lower, corner braces; end collar and tie-beam trusses have five struts beneath collar and V-strut above; intermediate tie-beam trusses have two raking struts; two tiers of trenched purlins. Cow house: rubble with brick dressings, plain tiled roof, Two levels with dentilled eaves cornice. L-plan; three-bay part adjoins east gable end of barn and has four-bay south return at east end; openings have cambered heads; three-bay part has two 3-light windows, a rectangular light and two doors facing the farmyard; to the left external steps lead up to a loft door; four-bay return has two 3-light windows, a 2-light window and three doors facing farmyard. It was probably once a shelter shed as three bullnosed brick piers are visible in the walling. Interior: roof has three intermediate king-post trusses. At the south gable end is an additional brick bay with a small fireplace. The barn and cow house enclose the farmyard to the north and east and both face Hill Farmhouse (qv) to the south-west.

Listing NGR: SO6560965307