Threshing Barn On North Side Of Yard At Trebartha Barton

NORTH HILL TREBARTHA SX 27 NE 4/167 Threshing barn on north side of yard at Trebartha Barton GV II* Threshing barn. Circa mid C19. Stone rubble with granite dressings, partly slate hung with rag slates on front. Rag slate roof with gable ends. Plan: Rectangular plan with three shallow porches or midstryes projecting on front to form an overall 'E' shaped plan. Infilling the space between the porches there are 2 storey lean-to outshuts which are open-fronted on the ground floor. The ground rises to rear providing direct access to the threshing floor and C20 sheds have been built adjoining to rear. The machinery was originally powered by a water wheel (now removed). Exterior: Two storeys. Impressive symmetrical elevation fronting yard. Gabled porches or midstreys in centre and to right and left with dressed granite quoins and voussoirs; wide openings on ground floor and threshing doors above with C19 plank doors flanked by narrow ventilation slits. Small roundels in the gables. Between these projections are slate-hung lean-to outshuts. These outshuts open-fronted on the ground floor and form shelters with mangers for the cattle, The open-fronts of the shelters have segmental arches above ground floor with 3 windows on first floor. C20 sheds to rear. Within the original sheds the rear elevation remains virtually unaltered with wide opposing threshing doors. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX2658277855