Barn And Other Farm Buildings, Snig'S End Farm

CORSE GLOUCESTER ROAD SO 7828-7928 (west side)

14/45 Barn and other farm buildings, Snig's End Farm

GV II

Farmstead. Probably mid C19. English garden wall bond brickwork, stone plinth only to barn; tiled roof. 'L'-plan: 2-bay cartshed, granary over on right, 3-unit barn, of same height, rest low, single storey. Viewed from yard, stone steps to granary door on right return: main facade, on right cartshed opening, flat timber lintel, brick-on-edge course over, central timber post on stone base, stone hinge blocks for former gates. Above single-light window, iron bars, flat stone lintel. Fascia to open rafter eaves. To left, wide double door opening between wide openings to eaves with brick grille panels, all to cambered brick arches. Stone hinge blocks for doors, now removed. Internally, low brick wall with timber cap to left of threshing floor: wide centre bay in roof, 2 narrow bays each end, queen-post trusses with metal bolts, 2 pairs purlins, plank ridge, braces wall plate to lower purlin over threshing floor. To left, set back, 3-bay open-fronted cowhouse, timber posts to front, king-post trusses with iron bolts, one pair purlins, internal buttress to back wall at each truss. Similar 5-bay cowhouse at right-angles on left, stone paving survives, but no fittings in either. Corner walled off as feed room, door to back of each cowhouse. Roof hipped over corner. To left in return wing two 3-bay sections, brick front, each boarded door and 2-light window, rising to wallplate, stone window sill. Right unit stable, part of rack survives, door at front to left room, probably feed preparation, door at rear to further 3-bay open cowhouse: front partly built up late C20. Three pigsties beyond, shed with yard: stone copings to yard walls, end yard wall random rubble stone. Forms group with house and Chartist cottages (q.v.), important feature in Gloucester Road. Listed principally for group value.

Listing NGR: SO7912728655