BARN NORTH-WEST OF BURNCLIFFE

BARN NORTH-WEST OF BURNCLIFFE, TOW HOUSE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1045243
Date first listed:: 27-Jul-1987
List Entry Name:: BARN NORTH-WEST OF BURNCLIFFE
Statutory Address:: BARN NORTH-WEST OF BURNCLIFFE, TOW HOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1045243
Date first listed:: 27-Jul-1987
List Entry Name:: BARN NORTH-WEST OF BURNCLIFFE
Statutory Address 1:: BARN NORTH-WEST OF BURNCLIFFE, TOW HOUSE

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: BARN NORTH-WEST OF BURNCLIFFE, TOW HOUSE

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District:: Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Henshaw
National Grid Reference:: NY 76709 64326

Details

HENSHAW TOW HOUSE NY 76 SE (West side) 17/51 Barn north-west of Burncliffe II*

Threshing barn now used for storage. Probably late C17. Coursed rubble; right gable end rebuilt in brick in mid C20. Heather-thatched roof under corrugated-iron sheeting. Single storey, 5 internal bays. Roughly-squared quoins. Central opposed doorways with replaced paired doors; front doorway flanked by low stone walls. Small window openings at right and on left return. Steeply-pitched roof. Interior: stone-flagged threshing floor with later cobbled byre floor to right. Roof structure has wany, adzed beams of heavy scantling: 4 pairs of full crucks; renewed lower collars; original halved and pegged upper collars project to carry lapped purlins; crucks halved and crossed to carry ridge piece; closely-spaced rafters. Later loft floor inserted at right.

An extremely rare example in the county of a heather-thatched cruck barn.

Listing NGR: NY7670964326

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Legacy System number:: 240779
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.