Barn And Adjoining Cartsheds Aqpproximately 25 Metres North Of Postern Park Farmhouse

TQ 64 NW CAPEL POSTERN LANE, TUDELEY

1/274 Barn and adjoining cartsheds approx 25m north of Postern 22.2.90 Park Farmhouse GV II

Threshing barn with adjoining cartsheds. C18 or early C19. Timber-framing on red brick footings, the framing clad with weatherboards; slate roof to the main barn, peg-tile roof to the outshots and cartsheds.

Plan: The barn faces south towards the farmhouse, Postern Park (q.v.). It is a threshing barn with opposing central large double doorways onto the threshing floor. Front and back roofs are carried down over integral outshots. Front doorway has full height porch flush with front of outshots but rear doorway blocked now and rear has continuous outshots. To right (west) low open-fronted cartshed range projects.

Exterior: Front plain weatherboarded exterior. Barn front doorway contains large plank double doors. The porch rises from the outshots with a hipped tile roof. Main roof is taller and half-hipped both ends. Roof both sides is carried down continuously over the outshots. To right of the front is the low cartshed range, open-fronted, 5 bays divided by plain posts with straight arch-braces. Its roof is gable-ended.

Interior: Plain carpentry. 5 bays. Each bay has a middle rail and upper tier has straight arch braces. Main posts have jowled heads and tie-beams have straight arch braces. Above raking struts clasp the purlins.

Listing NGR: TQ6146246331