Description

BARROWDEN
SK 90 SW MAIN STREET (South Side)

6/43 No. 27 (Durant Farmhouse), barn,
outhouses and wall (farmhouse and
barn formerly listed)
10.11.55

GV II*

House, barn, outhouses and wall. Later C16/early C17. Coursed rubble stone,
in part alternating with ashlar, with quoins and stone dressings and Collyweston
slate roof with moulded stone central ridge and end stacks of triple and double
flues. Stone coped gables to house. 2 storeys of 4 stone mullion windows, 3-light,
3-light, 4-light (these large, with transoms), and 3-light. On the ground floor
4-light, 4-light, doorway with Tudor arch, 2-light and 3-light. Windows have
rectangular leaded panes. To rear a small 2 storey wing and amongst others
further stone mullion windows. Inside are beams, an inglenook and several stone
fireplaces with Tudor arches. The barn extends to left of house and is connected
to it by a roofed carriageway. On its front and that of the left hand portion
of the house the striped effect of the stonework is prominent. The barn is
of 2 storey height, the 4 bay and 3 bay double purlin roof divided by massive
wall. Tie beams and collars. On front, from left, door with loft type door
over, tall loophole, large pair of doors, and further loop hole. To rear a
blocked wide door, a 1 storey C20 extension, and a 1 storey outhouse extending
from rear. A buttress to rear of both house and barn. Extending from right
end of house, similarly in rubble stone, 2 small outhouses, one with Welsh
slate roof and a boundary wall c2m. high with sloping top and stone coping.
John Durant in 1552 owned a property in Barrowden called Slawson's Thinge,
probably this house. After his death in 1551 it passed to his son, John, who
died in 1588.

Listing NGR: SK9455700071

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17535213

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)