Description

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ASKHAM
TOWN STREET (West side)
BARN AND ATTACHED RANGE OF FARM BUILDINGS AT MANOR FARM

14-NOV-85

GV
II*

Barn, two ranges of cowsheds and a pigeoncote. c. 1550, C18 and C19. Red brick, some rubble, timber-framing. Pantile roofs.

Barn. Mid-C18 with C19 alterations. Timber-frame with brick cladding. Hipped roof. Two storeys, four bays. Having a large part blocked doorway with doorway with plank door to the right and further right a doorway with stable door. To the rear/south is a C19 aisle with catslide roof, having a doorway with double doors and to the left two doorways with plank doors. There are two buttresses and to the left, set back, is a lean-to with doorway with plank door.

Interior has nine posts, wall plates and an original wattle and daub panel dividing the barn. The tie beams are supported on braces - some double arched braces - running from the posts.

Projecting from the front left of the barn is a C19 red brick, hipped, single storey, eight bay cow shed with altered openings and projecting from the left of this is a further single storey cow shed also with altered openings.

Projecting from the right of the barn is a two storey, six bay, C18 red brick cow shed with C19 alterations. Dentil eaves and altered openings. Attached to the right is a two storey plus attic, single bay, red brick pigeoncote with dentil eaves and set on a rubble plinth. Having a doorway with stable door under segmental arch in the north gable wall and blocked pigeon entrances above. To the rear are lean-to extensions.

The quadrangle formed by this group of buildings is now covered over.

Listing NGR: SK7400174914

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17547424

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Recommended Books

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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)