Barn Immediately South Of Brooklands

SX 90 71 16/87

COMBEINTEIGNHEAD HACCOMBE-WITH-COMBE Barn immediately south of Brooklands

(Formerly listed as Barn immediately south of Brookside)

GV II

Barn, possibly a tithe barn. C17 or earlier. Whitewashed plastered cob and stone rubble ; corrugated iron roof (formerly thatched), hipped at ends. Plan: Adjacent to the churchyard, to the north-east of the church, parallel to the track that leads to the lychgate in the north wall of the churchyard. Rectangular on plan with a threshing loft, access to the loft from the track to the churchyard. Access to the ground floor with a large doorway in the centre from the garden behind Brookside. Exterior: Impressively large seen from the east side which has a central doorway and open-fronted lean-to at the left end. The west elevation has a pair of large threshing doors with stone cheeks and rudimentary slit windows without lintels. Interior: The loft floor is supported on massive crossbeams with rough-hewn planks. Roof: Structure not thoroughly inspected but appears to be a C20 replacement. An unusually large barn adjacent to the church.

Listing NGR: SX9015671567