Barn And Attached Cattle Stalls Approximately 20 Metres North Of Chesterton Farmhouse

CIRENCESTER

SP0100 CHESTERTON 578-1/7/344 Barn and attached cattle stalls approx 20m N of Chesterton Farmhouse

GV II

Barn and attached cattle stalls. Barn is C18 and early/mid C19, stalls early/mid C19. Coursed squared limestone rubble; Welsh slate roofs, hipped to right on barn; barn has tall square-section tapering chimney to right front. Barn originally C18 four-bay single barn with gabled porches extended to NE in early/mid C19 by further 4 bays with pair of hipped-roofed porches, C19 lean-to addition between porches to SE side formerly housed steam engine for which chimney remains. SE side has C19 window and plank door inserted in blocked former doorway of C18 porch to left, timber lintel remains; pointed opening with timber Y-tracery in gable of porch. Similar C19 window and door in lean-to steam engine house; pair of plank doors with timber lintel and C19 window over in C19 porch to right. NW side has pair tall plank doors in C19 porch to left, opening in C18 porch to right now filled in. INTERIOR largely floored; C18 trusses with C19 rafters to SW, C19 king post trusses to NE. Cattle stalls attached to SW formerly open to front now boarded, has single-rafter roof with plank ridge; interior divided into 6 stalls with feeding passage to right side and rear, partitions now concrete blockwork. (Glocs. Records Office: Map of Chesterton Farm House and Premises: 2nd Nov.: 1847-: D647B P24).

Listing NGR: SP0128700360