Description

SE 81 NW GARTHORPE AND HIGH STREET
FOCKERBY (west side)
Garthorpe
4/12 Barn approximately
25 metres south of
Garthorpe Hall

GV II

Threshing barn. Dated 1791. Red brick, rendered to south gable end.
Pantile roof. 2-storey height, 5 internal bays. East side has projecting
central bay with full-height waggon entrance beneath original timber lintel
with boarded upper section and inserted lintel with pair of harr-hung board
doors below. Side bays each have 2 tiers of 6 closely-spaced breather
slits. Stepped eaves. Raised brick-coped gables. West side is similar to
east, but with lower waggon entrance containing double board doors beneath
original timber lintel ( a reused section of timber frame). North gable end
has 2 tiers of 5 closely spaced breather slits, with central boarded
pitching hatch above flanked by X-shaped wrought-iron tie-bar ends. Gable
above has triple stepped breather slits and wrought-iron letters:

C P
C P

South gable end has similar arrangement of breather slits and pitching
hatch, and wrought-iron figures:

1 7
6 1

the 7, and probably the 6, having slipped out of position. Comparison with
other dated barns in the area suggests that 1791 is the more likely date.
Interior: 5-bay roof incorporates reused sections of oak timber framing;not
fully inspected. Range adjoining to west is not of special interest.

Listing NGR: SE8476318930

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26364035

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Recommended Books

• 
  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
• 
  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback