Description

BRETFORTON CP -
SP 0844 - SP 0944
Barn about IO metres
13/22 north of Bretforton
30.7.59 Grange

GV II*

Barn. C15 with some early C19 alterations. Timber-frame, weatherboarded,
on coursed lias plinth with Cotswold stone roof. Nine framed bays aligned
east/west, originally 11 bays, two to west replaced by C19 cartshed, two
C15 porches on north side. North front has two gabled porches, the gables
weatherboarded with full-height doors below. Framing is close-studded with
a rail, and passing tension braces. Roof has two struts to collar, clasped
purlin and arch-braced tie-beams. This is one of the finest surviving barns
built for Evesham Abbey. At the time of survey one of the roof trusses had
collapsed. (February 1986). (Bond, C J: "The Estates of Evesham Abbey: a
preliminary survey of their medieval topography", Vale of Evesham Historical
Society Research Papers, Vol 4, 1973, p 14, fig 3; VCH, 2, p 360; BoE, p 100)

Listing NGR: SP0864844227

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17548914

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)