Description

PANNAL HOWGILL QUARRY ROAD
SE 25 SE (west side)

7/57 Low Buildings Barn

- II

Barn. Dated 1774. Coursed squared gritstone rubble, graduated stone slate
roof. 7 bays with aisle on east side of bays 5, 6 and 7 and a shallower low
central cart entrance under the same roof line. Quoins. Monolithic lintel
to cart entrance with the inscription: " MW "; inserted window bay 1.
1774
Doorway to aisle bays in the left return has a large lintel and 3-part
jambs; a small square opening above. Bulbous kneelers, gable copings.
Rear: tall central cart entrance with quoined jambs and cambered arch; small
slit vents to left. Left return: byre door with monolithic jambs and lintel
to right. Interior: 6 roof trusses with raking struts; the tie beams
supported by 2 aisle posts at their east end. The aisle posts are of
slender crudely cut timbers, the post to truss 6 divides into 2 and a single
brace supports the tie beam. An interesting example of the use of smaller
trees and poorer timber in the later C18 compared to the remains of C17
barns.

Listing NGR: SE2761552470

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26443265

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