Barn At Thornage Hall Farm C60M South West Of Thornage Hall

THORNAGE TG 03 NW 1/116 Barns at Thornage Hall Farm c50m south- west of Thornage Hall GV II

Range of barns, C17 with C18 additions dated 1718 and 1727. Brick and flint under continuous pantile roof c80m long. Aligned north-south. 4 parts: i) to north: brick north gable in Flemish garden wall bond over flint base, stone plaque inscribed JA/I715 (Jacob Astley s.1660 d.1729). I A in iron letters. East wall in Flemish bond, dentil cornice, openings with cambered arches. C19 king post roof. Two internal parts, storage space to right with tiled floor, cow shed to left with pebble flint floor, central drain to right, some posts and rings remaining. ii) North central barn, now grain storage with silos. Red brick in Flemish garden wall bond, castellated dentil cornice, large central door flanked each side by 4 honeycombed vents under cambered arches, new door cut into one vent right. iii) South central barn; C17 pebble flint, oversailing cornice; large central door, 2 bays each side with semicircular headed honeycombed vents on ground and loft floor to back bay. Part contains loose boxes with wooden troughs. External south gable (now internal) raised, coursed flint with decorative brick work lozenges on brick capped flint plinth. iv) Southern barn: coursed flint, one bay plus large opening; south gable raised brick above eaves level in Flemish garden wall bond. Honey combed opening. Some tumbled brickwork. Stone plaque inscribed JA 1727. Forms a group with Thornage Hall, dovecote and lofted cartshed.

Listing NGR: TG0478536299