Barn Approximately 20 Metres South East Of Kelmscott Manor

KELMSCOTT SU29NE 5/90 Barn approx. 20m SE of Kelmscott Manor (Formerly listed as part of Kelmscott Manor with Barns to 12.9.55 SE and S of house and Dovecote) GV II

Barn. Late C17 with minor later alterations. Uncoursed limestone rubble with alternating angle quoins; stone slate roof with moulded coped verges. L-plan. Farmyard side has wide double doors to left with narrow rectangular air vent to left and 2 to right. Paired plank doors to right in angle with narrow projecting gabled range, which has rectangular window with dripstone to left side on first floor and narrow rectangular air vent to apex. Narrow rectangular round-headed air vents to gable ends. Road side has opposing entrance to wide double doors on right and infilled doorway with wood lintel and rectangular window with dripstone to far left. Interior. Left of paired doorways has semi-winder stone staircase leading to former left in right bay. This is separated from remainder of barn by a full-height stone wall with air vent to apex. Main part of barn has triple-purlin collar and tie beam roof in 4 bays with raking struts from tie beams to principal rafters. Remains of C20 pigsties attached to right gable end are not of special architectural interest. [2385]

Listing NGR: SU2513698874