Description

SP2204-2304 FILKINS AND BROUGHTON POGGS VILLAGE STREET
(North-west side)
Filkins
7/198 Barn occupied by Cotswold
12/09/55 Woollen Weavers
(Formerly listed as Barn
opposide Filkins Hall)

GV II
Former barn, converted to workshop 1982. Circa 1720-30, with semi-illegible
tablet dated 17?? over archway. Coursed limestone rubble with dressed quoins;
stone slate roof; stone gable copings with small finial to gable near road. High
T-plan building with steep roofs. 5 bays. East front has large central gabled
projection with shallow pointed stone arch over cart entry to former threshing
floor. Archway is now infilled with C20 glazing. Smaller entry opposite in west
wall has lower segmental arch and flanking buttresses. Outer bays have vent
slits with a row of square vent holes above and below. Similar vents in gables,
all with dressed stone jambs. Roof structure renewed C19-C20. Low single-storey
range attached to south-west corner is not of special architectural interest.
Barn was formerly known as the Bridal Barn and is said to have been used for
village wedding feasts or "bridge-ales".
(Country Life: April 28th 1944, pp728 and 731)

Listing NGR: SP2395704480

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26649195

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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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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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)