Description

PARISH OF ECKINGTON LIGHTWOOD LANE (off)
SK 38 SE
1/94
Outbuilding to the
east of Mansion House
Farmhouse
II
GV
Farm outbuilding. C16 with C18 and C19 additions and
alterations. Coursed rubble coal measures sandstone, with a
corrugated sheet roof covering. South elevation single storey,
north elevation single storey with overlofts, being built into a
bank. Three plain doorways to each elevation, those to the
north giving access to overlofts, those to the south being
planked stabled doors, giving access to a full length offshut,
now integral with the main structure. Interior contains two
massive cruck trusses, with a blade face dimension in excess of
two feet at its widest point. Single purlin roof with
windbraces, tie and collar beams to crucks, the tie beams
carried on into the walls. The ridge is carried on the head of
the truss. The offshut to the south side is partially carried
on posts notched onto the outer faces of the southern cruck
blades, with an intermediate aisle post, now cut, carrying a
cambered tie beam which sits on the offshut outer wall plate.

Listing NGR: SK3792481958

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26648592

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)