Barns At Castle Farm Circa 150 Metres South Of Church Of St Laurence

TF 62 SE 6/3

CASTLE RISING Barns at Castle Farm c150m south of Church of St. Laurence q.v. 6/6

GV II

Two barns under one roof, now bulb store, C18, one said to be dated 1740. Variety of local stone, reused Barnack limestone from Castle (q.v. 6/1) pantiles, gable parapets. Each barn of 3 steads with central doorways. Principal facade to north. Older barn to left: limestone dressings, walls of limestone, carstone, Sandringham sandstone, flint and C17 reused brick, eaves courses of brick in English bond; left gable end of coursed brick, limestone, carstone, sandstone and brick, gable above eaves in dressed limestone. Rear in English bond brick. Later barn to right with brick dressings, plinth of dressed limestone, brick dentil cornice, walls of galletted coursed carstone blocks. Right gable of limestone and carstone rubble; three openings to centre, doorway to right all under flat arches, lean-to to right with some dressed limestone and limestone quoins. Rear: continuous outshut to later barn and to left stead of earlier barn in brick under pantiles of no special interest. Attached sheds and storehouses to north facade of later barn of no special interest. Interior: division of two barns in carstone rubble. Roof sealed and not inspected at time of survey.

Listing NGR: TF6664524710