Description

MINETY

1360/0/10024 Former Skittle Alley, The Old Inn
05-JAN-09

GV II
Cottage with barn in-line built in mid-C17, converted to stables in late-C18 and adapted into skittle alley in mid-C20. Coursed rubble, gabled building with roughly dressed quoins and a pitched stone roof carried on substantial upper cruck trusses with staggered trench purlins. The N elevation includes two blocked windows; a doorway inserted in the mid C20; an original part blocked doorway converted into a window; a hayloft doorway extending above the eaves and further window. The W gable has two windows, one of which may have originally been a doorway. The S elevation has two modern openings (a doorway and window) with timber lintels and a single window with voussoired stone head. Timber framing is visible in the upper part of the wall and stonework above this indicates raising of the roof-line. The E gable has four tiers of pigeon holes in the apex, with blocked window below (now obscured by the modern extension) and slightly off-centre door with substantial stone lintel and three cut off, but protruding, original floor beams.

Interior: The ground floor is divided into six bays by chamfered oak beams with run-out stops typical of the mid-C17, with the exception of the second one from the E which is of pre-cast concrete. Most of the attached joists are original, although some particularly towards the E end have been replaced and one has been cut to create an access hole. The floor is of concrete. Other features include a niche in the NE corner indicating the position of the original staircase; recesses in the upper part of the wall and early truncated beams indicating that the roof has been raised; a series of four rectangular recesses in the S wall and a small recess in the N wall. Access to the first floor is via a modern flight of stairs. The roof is framed in five bays with a double width bay between the two E trusses and is supported by four upper cruck trusses with staggered trenched purlins. The E pair of trusses have halved and pegged heads. The W truss has had its head reinforced by a pair of ties and vertical post whilst the remaining one has had its head removed and a flat reinforcement bar inserted. The secondary rafters are all modern. Other features of interest include a blocked window at eaves height adjacent to the original stairwell, two other small windows also projecting into the eaves and a hayloft door inserted into the roof.

Sources: Martin Robertson, "The Skittle Alley - The Old Inn, Minety, Wiltshire" Unpublished report (May 2007)

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The former skittle alley at The Old Inn, Minety is designated at grade II for the following principal reasons:

* It retains a significant proportion of its C17 fabric including all the upper cruck trusses and purlins
* Its development is legible and it retains features of both C17 and C18
* Its has group value with the Old Inn (listed at Grade II)
* Compares favourably with similar designated buildings of this period

Reasons for Listing

The former skittle alley at The Old Inn, Minety has been designated at grade II for the following principal reasons:

* It retains a significant proportion of its C17 fabric including all the upper cruck trusses and purlins
* Its development is legible and it retains features of both C17 and C18
* Its has group value with the Old Inn (listed at Grade II)
* Compares favourably with similar designated buildings of this period

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26672260

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)