Farmbuildings At Ham Cross Farm

TISBURY HAM CROSS ST 92 NE (south side)

5/226 Farmbuildings at Ham Cross Farm

GV II

Complete group of farmbuildings. Circa 1830 for the Wyndhams. Dressed limestone, Welsh slate hipped roofs. Hexagonal-shaped yard with house (q.v.) to south-west, 9-bay barn to north-east, obtuse-angled stables and granary combination range to south-east, obtuse-angled range of shelter sheds to north-west and central pigsty. Sixteen-bay range of shelter sheds formerly open-fronted, now blocked between wooden posts and with stable doors, south end has stone former dairy with half-hipped roof, north end has loft door. Large barn has central elliptical-headed cart entry on north side with double doors, smaller elliptical-headed doorways either side, south side has central cart entry flanked by lean-to loose boxes with stable doors and lower elliptical-headed openings either side, stone partition walls either side of centre bay, queen post roof trusses. Stable and granary range to south east, possibly originally also with cowsheds, has large elliptical-headed cart entry to right, stable door either side and elliptical-headed entry and four stable doors to left, external stone steps up to granary with planked door and four open loft doorways, rear is windowless, partitioned interior, barn to south end has king post roof trusses. Central pigsty and granary, now feed store, has two low elliptical arches and two low square openings on east side, same on west side blocked, row of small square vents below eaves inserted doorways on west side, interior formerly with upper floor, 6-bay queen post roof with dropped tie-beam. A good, little altered group.

Listing NGR: ST9812629822