Description

SX 69 SE SOUTH TAWTON EAST WEEK

4/190 Barn approximately 20 metres
south-west of East Week Farmhouse

GV II

Barn. Probably late C16-early C17. Lower section of the--walls are large blocks of
coursed granite ashlar, the upper section is granite stone rubble; corrugated iron
roof, formerly thatch.
Plan and exterior description: barn facing south-south-west, say south, and is built
across the hillslope, the rear terraced into it. Front has a single doorway left of
centre containing a C19 plank door, but there was originally a second doorway (now
blocked) right of centre. Hayloft loading hatch to rear. Roof is gable-ended.
Interior: 4-bay roof is carried on original true cruck trusses with cambered
collars.
East Week is a straggling hamlet which contains several other attractive listed
buildings.

Listing NGR: SX6654291975

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26464452

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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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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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair