Description

SK29NW BRADFIELD UPPER MIDHOPE

3/121 Barn at Well Bank Farm
8/2/83 (formerly listed as Cruck
Barn at Wellbank Farm)

GV II

Barn. Probably C17. Cruck-framed, coursed gritstone rubble, stone slate
roof. Single storey with partial loft over cowhouse. 5 bays, outshut to
rear projecting beyond right gable. Central boarded cart door in quoined
reveals. To left : blocked doorway beneath large gritstone lintel, flanking
slit vents. To right : cowhouse door in square-faced stone surround with
casement window to its left; blocked slit vents in rough stone surrounds.
Right return : doorway with gritstone surround to left, another door into
outshut, square opening to loft. Interior : stone paved threshing floor.
Well preserved cruck framework with 4 cruck pairs visible, 2 other cruck
frames may be built into end walls. Wall posts set on ruck blades adjacent
to central bay, wall ties, purlin ties, curved wind braces to single purlins,
diagonal-set ridge.

Listing NGR: SK2170999640

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26425782

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014