Range of barns about 15 metres west of Mennabroom Farmhouse

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ST NEOT Range of barns about 15 metres west of Mennabroom Farmhouse

GV II Range of barns. The central barn is possibly C17, with an C18 barn attached to right and a later range, probably of C18-C19, attached to left. Granite rubble, with corrugated asbestos roofs with a gable ends; the C18 barn has a hipped roof.

Plan: the central building was probably originally a shippon, with front openings only; attached to right is an C18 bank barn of two storeys; attached to the left end is a range of single store outbuildings, in an L-plan.

Exterior: the central shippon has gable end, slightly projecting beyond the front of the barn to right; there is a doorway in the right end, with a blocked loading door above with timber lintel. The front has three ventilation slits, with splayed reveals internally and roughly hewn granite lintels; attached to the front is a mounting block. Ventilation slit to rear. The barn to right is of two storeys; the front has a window at ground floor to left and a doorway; at first floor to right there is a loading door with timber lintel. The right end has a door at ground floor; the gable end is clad in corrugated iron at upper level. At the rear there is a loading door corresponding to the door on the front. There is a straight joint to left of the shippon, joining to the single storey range; this has two stable doors with timber lintels and a small central single light with granite lintel. The end roof is hipped, with a blind end wall. The shippon and the attached single storey building have C19 roof structure.

Listing NGR: SX1627670568