Description

SX 55 SE YEALMPTON WEST PITTEN
4/234
29/3/60 Barn approximately
40 metres west south
west of West Pitten
Farmhouse

GV II

Barn and former horse engine house. Circa C16/17, north end possibly rebuilt in
C18/19 reusing some of the granite. Slate rubble with granite quoins. Slate roof
with half-hipped north end and gabled south end clad in corrugated iron. The east
side facing yard has large chamfered elliptically arched granite cart entrance.
There is not an opposing door on the west side. The west side has granite two-light
window with hollow chamfers and ventilation slits. Also on west side circa C18 horse
engine house with polygonal end and hipped roof. C20 lean-to cattle shelter on east
side in the yard.
The original house was destroyed by fire and this barn is one of a range of
contemporary farm buildings on three sides of a yard. The existing farm house on the
fourth (east) side was built circa late C19 or early C20 and occupies a site near
that of the original house.

Listing NGR: SX5819754296

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26462577

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments