Barn And Linhay Approximately 20 Metres North East Of Stantaway Farmhouse

OTTERTON FORE STREET (north side), SY 0885 Otterton 7/152 Barn and linhay approximately 20 metres north-east of Stantaway 24.7.85 Farmhouse GV II Barn and adjoining linhay. Mid or late C19. Stone rubble with red brick quoins; pantile roof. L-shaped building. There is a relatively short threshing barn facing south-east onto the farmyard and adjoining the right (north-eastern) end of an earlier barn and shelter (q.v.). At its left end there are opposing doorways onto the threshing floor and to rear right a horse-engine house. This maybe secondary since it partly blocks the rear doorway. From the front right end of the barn a former linhay projects at right angles facing south-west onto the farmyard. Only the doorway of the barn projects shows in the farmyard; C19 full height double plank doors with coverstrips, one is split into flaps. Rear barn doors are identical. Barn roof is gable-ended to left and hipped to right. The linhay was originally open-fronted. It was a 4 1/2 bay linhay with full height posts (Alcock's linhay Type T1). It has since been converted to pigsties at which time the lower section was bricked up and includes 2 C20 doors and 3 windows and the hayloft was weather-boarded and includes 2 loading hatches. The linhay is lower than the barn and is gable-ended. Interior: barn is open to a 3-bay king post truss roof. The linhay has a 7-bay roof of identical trusses. The linhay has a C20 feeding passage along the rear which is probably an original feature since the doorways each end are original. This barn and linhay form a group with the other farmbuildings which enclose the farmyard to rear of Stantaway Farmhouse (q.v.) and also contribute to the charming group of listed buildings along Otterton Fore Street.

Listing NGR: SY0838285368