Thatched Outbuilding Circa 8 Metres North Of Manor Farm

NORTH CERNEY NORTH CERNEY VILLAGE SP01 075 - 02 075 16/224 Thatched outbuilding c8m north of Manor Farm

GV II

Outbuilding. Drystone limestone rubble. Thatched solid twig roof (see later). Curved plan. C20 concrete block wall with corrugated iron roof on the north, not of special interest. Double-width entrance on the north side; plank infill to the left of the opening; low opening with C20 timber lintel to the right of the double doorway to a projecting cast iron cage. The south side of the building is open-fronted with timber uprights retaining their bark. The roof comprises a solid mass of twigs above tie beam level (the later comprising strong silver birch branches retaining their bark) roofed with thatch. This building is particularly unusual for its plan, roof construction and roofing material.

Listing NGR: SP0203507943