Description

BARDSEY-CUM-RIGTON HOLME FARM LANE
SE34SE LS17 (south side),
SE373436 East Rigton

7/10 Barn approx. 20m
west of
Rigton Farmhouse

II

Barn or cowhouse. Probably mid C16 with early C19 alteration. Coursed rubble,
timber-framed interior, stone slate roof. 6 openings: quoins. Bays 1 2, 4
and 6 have windows with monolithic lintels. Bay 3 has doorway, originally wider.
Bay 5 has low cart-entry with wooden lintel and double doors. Buildings attached
to either end, not of special interest.

Interior: 4 bays. Inclined posts on padstones with mortices for wall ties and
braces have long straight braces to arcade-plates; wall plates; tie beams. Braces
to tie beams have connecting spurs from posts halved over the braces. Single
angle struts support single purlins. Principal rafters have high collar which
carries square cut ridge tree.

An unusual timber-framed building unique within the region.

Listing NGR: SE3731643598

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26639744

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Recommended Books

• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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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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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (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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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5