Number 44 And Walled Enclosure At The Rear

BARRINGTON GREAT BARRINGTON VILLAGE SP 2013-2113 (south side) 10/65 No 44 and walled enclosure at the rear 23.1.52 II Detached house. Mid C17, extended or rebuilt late C17. Right-hand bay mid C17; coursed thinly-bedded limestone, interspersed with courses of deeply bedded squared and dressed limestone. Late C17 bays on left large blocks of coursed squared and dressed limestone. Stone slate roof with ashlar stacks. Rectangular plan with gable end to road and extension with catslide roof at the rear. Two storeys and attic, lit by two 2-light roof dormers with leaded panes. Three-windowed facade; two 2-light flat-chamfered stone- mullioned casements to the left-hand bay. Two hollow-chamfered stone-mullioned casements to the right-hand bay. Single-light window with a double-chamfered surround over door. Stopped hoods over all windows. C19 plank door off-centre left with a large dressed stone lintel. Blocked 2-light stone-mullioned casement with stoppedhood to the first floor of the gable end facing the road. Gable-end stacks with cappings and skirtings. Interior not inspected. Coursed squared and dressed limestone wall c3m in height forms a small rectangular enclosure at the rear contains C19 plank door within a flat-chamfered Tudor-arched surround with inscription 'BERKS / VAGRANT CELLS / GLOSSHIRE'. Shuttered opening to right of doorway. The enclosure probably functioned as a form of lock-up. (Barrington Park Estate). Part of the then parish of Great Barrington was until 1844 a detached part of Berkshire. (V.C.H. Glos., Vol VI, p 16)

Listing NGR: SP2095313687