Description

SO 61 NW RUARDEAN -
at NGR SO 605182

5/171 Field Barn near Great Marstow Farm,

II

Barn; early C19; random rubble brought to courses, ashlar quoins
to doors; weatherboarding above doors, corrugated-iron roof. 5-bay barn, central
threshing floor, porches each side. Porch same height as barn: double boarded doors
with cambered timber lintel below eaves level: weatherboarded timber framing above,
forming gable (now corrugated-iron one side). Single slit air vent in sides of
porch: 2 rows of 3 slits in sides of barn either side porch. Gable 2 rows of 3
slits, above a pitching hole with cambered brick arch, and trefoil owl-hole cut from
single stone in apex of gable. Lean-to additions to one side missing or ruinous.
Internally stone-paved threshing floor; left by 450mm down. Walls roughly plastered,
coming off: bounding timbers in sides. Tie-beam trusses with angle struts; diamond
ridge piece. Porches originally lofted above doorhead level: joists survive one side,
missing other.

Listing NGR: SO6056318122

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26481767

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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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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (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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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5