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Besowsa Farm Stables, Shippons, Engine House and Wagon Shed Approx. 40 Metres South of Besowsa Farmhouse

A Grade II Listed Building in Ladock, Cornwall

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.35 / 50°21'0"N

Longitude: -4.9399 / 4°56'23"W

OS Eastings: 190948

OS Northings: 54144

OS Grid: SW909541

Mapcode National: GBR ZN.C1N1

Mapcode Global: FRA 08J3.RBK

Plus Code: 9C2Q9326+23

Entry Name: Besowsa Farm Stables, Shippons, Engine House and Wagon Shed Approx. 40 Metres South of Besowsa Farmhouse

Listing Date: 17 October 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1328879

English Heritage Legacy ID: 62711

ID on this website: 101328879

Location: Menna, Cornwall, TR2

County: Cornwall

Civil Parish: Ladock

Traditional County: Cornwall

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall

Church of England Parish: Ladock

Church of England Diocese: Truro

Tagged with: Agricultural structure

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Description


LADOCK
SW 95 SW
2/2 Besowsa Farm:
Stables, shippons, engine house
and wagon shed approx. 40 metres
south of Besowsa Farmhouse

GV II

Cattle-shelter, stables, shippons, machine rooms and wagon shed. Mid C19. Granite
rubble, quoins and dressings with slate roofs. L-shaped with extensions for
machinery outside L to north and west and outshut to north. Inside L to left
single storey cattle shelter open to inner side supported on granite posts (now
partly blocked). Hip on roof to left. 2 storey stable block has central door with
flanking windows on ground and first floors. Roof over hipped to left. Main
shippon block (slightly taller) has door, window, window, door and door to ground
floor and door, window, window, door window and window to first floor. Keyed,
slightly arched lintels. Windows have original shutters with 3 panes over. Doors
and hinges mostly old or original. Interiors: stables for 6 horses have original
tall wooden partitions with iron feeding racks in front filled through holes in
loft floor; shippon range has original fittings for 10 cows in pairs with feeding
passage and ventilation holes in front, loft over; wooden wheel survives in
adjoining machine rooms originally operated by water wheel in field below. Engaged
round gate pier with coping at main entrance adjoining wagon shed.


Listing NGR: SW9094854144

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