Shelter Shed About 30 Yards North Of Middle Farmhouse

ASHTON UNDER HILL CP BECKFORD ROAD (east side) SO 9837 - 9937 11/11 22/4A Shelter shed about 30 yards 30-7-59 north of Middle Farmhouse (formerly listed with Middle Farmhouse) GV II

Shelter shed. Probably late C18 with mid-C19 alterations. Limestone rubble with plain tiled roof, half-hipped at west end. Eleven bays aligned east/west, open on south side and supported on timber posts. The fifth and sixth bays have C19 brick infill and there is a square window. The roof has intermediate tie-beam trusses with raking struts. The floor is cobbled and along the rear wall (except in bays five and six) is a continuous timber manger supported by posts on sand- stone blocks and which are linked together and braced against each tie-beam. In front of the manger is a brick wall about 18 inches high which has semi- circular sandstone drinking troughs projecting from it at regular intervals. Behind the manger is a narrow feeding passage. An early and rare complete surviving example of a shelter shed feeding arrangement.

Listing NGR: SO9978337653