Two Connected Barns East Of Church Farmhouse

BOXWELL WITH THE STREET (Leighterton Village ST 8290 east side) LEIGHTERTON 2/23 Two connected barns to east of Church Farmhouse (previously listed as barn at Church Farm)

GV II*

6.9.54 Two connected barns. Large barn to north dated 1733; smaller with datestone TS/1765. Random rubble limestone; stone slate roof. Six-bay barn to north with porches to east and west, west with columbarium over. Five-bay barn attached end to end to south having east and west porches. West side: tall cross-gabled columbarium with central square lantern and small opening with iron bar in front gable; timber lintel to large plank barn doors below with relieving arch over. Outshut to left with catslide roof. Gable to right of columbarium with blocked loft doorway, now having C19 casement and timber lintel. Gabled porch with loft to 1765 barn to right with blocked doorway and loft opening. Lean-to to left and right of porch. North end: slit vent above segmental- arched small-paned loft casement. C20 lean-to below not of special interest. South end: roughcast gable end with C20 loft casement and 2 slit vents below. East side: gabled porch with relieving arch to 1733 barn. C20 lean-to either side of porch not of special interest Lean-to porch to 1765 barn with corrugated-iron in door position. Interiors: 1733 barn has original collar and tie-beam truss roof structure. More alterations have been made to roof of 1765 barn but trusses are mainly original. These barns are a good example of the south Cotswold type and dominate the south end of the village. Forms part of group with Church Farmhouse and outbuilding (q.v.). (D. Verey, Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds, 1979.)

Listing NGR: ST8236490957