Farm Buildings At The Manor House

HORNINGSHAM CHURCH LANE ST 84 SW (east side) 2/122 Farm buildings at the Manor House (formerly listed as Outbuilding 11.9.68 at Manor Farmhouse)

GV II

Barn range with horse engine shed and attached cowshed range. Mid C19, for Longleat Estate. Rubble stone with brick dressings, half- hipped Welsh slate roofs. 'L'-plan ranges. Two storey north range for cowshed has five segmental-headed stable doors and fixed windows, blocked cart entry on south side facing yard, north side has some square fixed windows and some blocked. Left return, west gable has inserted C20 garage doors. Attached at south-east end is 9-bay barn range with English bond brick plinth to weatherboarded timber framed wall; east side faces outwards with two large cart entries with double planked doors, shuttered window and octagonal horse engine shed with open sides, shuttered opening to first floor and pointed slate roof, throughway to right leads to inner yard. West side of barn range has pair of double doors and one blocked entry, both opposing those on east side, lean-to extension with slate roofs. These ranges enclose yard on two sides, other side have single storey cowsheds, the south range is altered C19, the west range is C20; not of special interest. Interior of barn range has 9-bay roof with curved bracing from tie- beam to jowled main posts, vertical struts to principals, two tiers of butt purlins. Ceased to be used in 1969.

Listing NGR: ST8219641442