Barn, Stables And Shelter Shed About 20 Yards North-West Of Orleton Court

SO 76 NW 6/181

STANFORD WITH ORLETON CP ORLETON Barn, stables and shelter shed about 20 yards north-west of Orleton Court

GV II

Barn, stables and shelter shed. Mid-C18 with mid-C19 alterations. Brick with dentilled eaves cornices and hipped plain tiled roofs. U-plan. Barn: six bays aligned north-east/south-west forms central range; wagon bay second from north-east end and access archway second from south-west end; both have opposed cart entries with cambered heads. Header ventilation courses throughout. South-west end bay has a door and loft opening in its south-east forward projection. Interior: roof has intermediate king-post trusses and collar and tie-beam trusses with raking struts. Stables: situated to north-east of barn; roughly eight bays; two levels; header ventilation courses at upper level; openings,all have.cambered heads; south-west farm- yard elevation has eight ground floor windows (two of which are blocked), eight doors, four loft openings (one of which is blocked) and a loft door. Interior: roof has king-post trusses. Shelter shed: situated to south-west of barn; ten bays articulated by brick piers with chamfered corners to its south-west elevation; three external chimneys with offsets to north-east farmyard elevation added when building was used as hop pickers' accommodation. Interior: roof has tie-beam trusses with raking struts (much of timber in roof is re-used and includes probable former cruck blades).

Listing NGR: SO7020866968