Cattleshed North West Of Whaddon Grove Farmhouse

ST86SE 1361-0/4/10004

HILPERTON WHADDON

Cattleshed north west of Whaddon Grove Farmhouse

GV II

Cattleshed, possibly originally a cartshed. Circa late C18 or early C19; extended later in C19. Rendered stone rubble with ashlar dressings. Double Roman pantile roof with gabled ends. PLAN: L-shaped on plan. 6-bay open-fronted cattleshed [or originally cartshed] to north east; extended in later C19 by the addition of a 5-bay cattleshed at right-angles to the south west. EXTERIOR: Single-storey 6-bay open-fronted shed with timber posts replacing the original stone Tuscan columns; the right-hand column in antis and end pilaster remain in situ [the other columns have been taken down, but remain preserved on site]. The rear and side walls have ashlar plinth and quoins, the south cast end gable has stone stringcourse. The left bay of the front colonnade is now abutted by the later C19 cattleshed with stone square piers, the open bays partly filled in by low stone rubble walls. INTERIOR: The original north east range has its late C18 or early C19 tie-beam roof structure with raking queen-struts. The south west range has later C19 king-post roof NOTE: Reputedly built for the Long family, clothiers and Wiltshire gentry. SOURCE: Wiltshire Buildings Record, Wiltshire Farm Buildings 1500-1900, p.77

Listing NGR: ST8833361465