Barn With Horse Engine Shed At Manor Farm

STEEPLE ASHTON THE STRAND ST 95 NW (north side) 7/272 Barn with horse engine shed at Manor Farm 11.9.68 (formerly listed as buildings at Manor Farm) GV II

Barn with horse engine shed for threshing machine. Coursed rubble stone, Welsh slate roof. Seven bays. Opposing central double planked doors with segmental heads with keystones, two tiers of 2 round-headed slit vents to right. Polygonal weatherboarded horse engine shed with iron columns to roof to left, attached octagonal red brick stack with moulded stone capping, to replace the horse driven threshing machine with steam power, probably late C19. Left and right returns have segmental-headed planked doors for loading to ground and upper level. Rear similar to front, but with low double planked doors to right of central doors, slit vents. Interior has 7-bay queen-strut truss roof, some of the belt-driven iron wheels from threshing machine retained along south wall. Good example of barn showing conversion from horse to steam power. Built as one of a pair of barns, matching barn at Manor Farm (q.v.) to west.

Listing NGR: ST9078857123