Description

RiVINGTON SHEEP HOUSE LANE (off)
SD 61 NW
10/190 Barn c.50 metres east of
- Bradleys Farmhouse
GV II

Barn with integral shippon. Dated 1737 in west gable, perhaps altered.
Coursed sandstone rubble with quoins, slate roof. Irregular T-plan with
unequal outshuts on both sides of the shippon at the west (lower) end, and
barn on higher level to the east. Very broad west gable wall including the
outshuts, (the eaves on the north side carried down to about 2 metres above
ground level) has traditional 3 shippon doors all offset to the left, all
with chamfered surrounds, 3 windows associated with this part, a loading
door in the centre at loft level, above this a square datestone inscribed
N
N.E.T.
1737
and a square owl-hole. South side has a chamfered doorway to the outshut
(which is small, probably a stable), another door to the 2nd bay, 2
windows, a wagon door porch with carried down roof, and some slit
breathers. North side has exceptionally large outshut to the western half,
under a catslide roof, 3 casement windows in the outer wall of this;
otherwise this wall and the east gable are covered by additions. Interior
of shippon end: loft floor carried on wooden beams supported by wooden
saddles on short posts rising from iron columns.

Listing NGR: SD6300815162

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26603717

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