Barn And Attached Cow Byre And Cart Shed Circa 25 Metres North East Of Edge Farmhouse

PAINSWICK EDGE SO 91 SE 2/78 Barn and attached cow-byre and cart shed c.25 m NE of 13.7.87 Edge Farmhouse GV II Barn and attached cow byre. C19. Squared and coursed limestone, stone slate front slope and concrete slate back slope roof. Long barn with deep opposed cart entries; attached left and back a 2-storey cart shed with loft and linked, right, a single storey cow byre. Barn has coped gables with cross-roll saddles, roof swept down to later lean-to's on south. Large porch opening to concrete lintel under 2-light C19 casement and pigeon opening to gable; a door and an opening to lean-to each side. Far side has 3 over 3 ventilation slits left of deep porch and 1 over 1 to right part concealed by cart shed. Barn west gable has C14 flamboyant tracery in 2 lights, a square loading door and 2 over 1 slits plus a square opening. Interior in 8 bays; queen post, 2-purlin roof, loft floors to porch and inserted floor to west end beyond concrete threshing floor. All slits to deep internal splayed embrasures. Cart shed has gable to north with timber lintel over open ground floor which is divided by continuous spine wall. Towards the barn a flight of stone steps to the loft door, and a similar door on opposite side. Cow byre returns right, opposite farmhouse (q.v.) in 9 open bays, divided by square tapered stone pillars to wood spreader caps. Roof of heavy slightly cambered tie beams; continuous stone feeder trough, concrete floor. Attached to east gable of barn by a short return wing. Part of striking farm group; damaged by fire early 1987 but integrity of building remains.

Listing NGR: SO8518810687