Description

LETTON CP HURSTLEY
SO 34 NW
3/80 Barn about 40 yards
south of
Hurstley Farmhouse

GV II

Barn. Probably late C17 to early C18 with later alterations. Sandstone
rubble plinth. Timber-frame with weatherboards and woven infill.
Sandstone rubble and brick. Welsh slate and corrugated iron roof.
Rectangular five-bay plan aligned east/west. South elevation has sand-
stone rubble part, probably early C19, to left with two vent loops. Centre
and right parts are weatherboarded with woven infill to top row of panels.
Opposed two-leaved doors to wagon entry to left of centre. To the right
a pair of square openings flank a ledged door. Right-hand return has a
weatherboarded and framed lean-to. West gable is largely rebuilt in
C19 brick. Frame has three square panels from cill to wall-plate.
Interior has raking strut trusses. RCHM erroneously describes the barn
as having three bays. Included for group value. (RCHM, Vol III, p 135).

Listing NGR: SO3492848987

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26357274

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014