Description

BURRINGTON
SS 61 NW

5/11 Barn with attached horse-engine
- house circa 20 metres south-east
of Great Halfsbury Farmhouse
GV II

Barn with attached horse-engine house. Probably early C19. Unrendered cob on stone
rubble footings. Right gable end rebuilt in brick, left gable end in concrete
block. Slate roof with gable ends. Polygonal slate roof to horse-engine house.
Extremely unusual plan, the front and rear walls following the curve of a quarter-
round with twin opposing cart entrances. Horse-engine house projects to the left of
the rear right-hand entrance.
The twin opposing cart entrances retain double plank doors except front left-hand
entrance. Each entrance has a porch formed by rounded cob projections supporting a
slate pent roof, which at the front is continuous over and between the twin
entrances in the curve. The horse-engine house is open-sided, the polygonal slate
roof supported on timber posts.
Horizontal winding beam in situ.

Listing NGR: SS6136217498

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26504618

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)