Barn and Horse Engine House, Covered Entrance and Former Stables Approximately 20 Metres to West of Great Barlington Farmhouse
BARN AND HORSE ENGINE HOUSE, COVERED ENTRANCE AND FORMER STABLES APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES TO WEST OF GREAT BARLINGTON FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1105005
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Barn and Horse Engine House, Covered Entrance and Former Stables Approximately 20 Metres to West of Great Barlington Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- BARN AND HORSE ENGINE HOUSE, COVERED ENTRANCE AND FORMER STABLES APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES TO WEST OF GREAT BARLINGTON FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1105005
- Date first listed:
- 16-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Barn and Horse Engine House, Covered Entrance and Former Stables Approximately 20 Metres to West of Great Barlington Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARN AND HORSE ENGINE HOUSE, COVERED ENTRANCE AND FORMER STABLES APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES TO WEST OF GREAT BARLINGTON FARMHOUSE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BARN AND HORSE ENGINE HOUSE, COVERED ENTRANCE AND FORMER STABLES APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES TO WEST OF GREAT BARLINGTON FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Torridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Roborough
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 56635 16445
Details
ROBOROUGH SS 51 NE 8/172 Barn and horse engine house, - covered entrance and former stables approximately 20 metres to west of Great Barlington Farmhouse
GV II
Barn, covered entrance and stables. Probably early C18 with some minor late C19 or early C20 alterations and additions. Cob on stone rubble plinth with gable-ended corrugated-iron and asbestos roof (formerly thatched), stepped down slope. Minor additions of squared snecked stone with red brick dressings and Welsh-slate roofs. Plan: Range of buildings facing farmyard to east (ground falls to right). C18 barn to left with opposed cart entrances and c.1900 square-ended horse-engine house projecting at right angles from its right-hand end. Circa 1900 lean-to addition in front of right-hand end too. Lower C18 range to right consisting of covered farmyard entrance to the left and former stables (present milking parlour) to right with c.1900 lean-to addition in front, One storey and loft with one-storey additions. Exterior: Barn to left has a pair of large plank doors (right-hand one 2 leaf) with wooden lintel. Two narrow vents to the left of the entraance (right-hand one blocked). Circa 1900 lean-to addition to right of entrance with 2 doorways. Triangular owlhole in the left-hand gable end of the barn. Rear cart entrance also with a pair of large plank doors. Right-hand range incorporates the covered entrance to the farmyard, open up to eaves level, with flanking stone piers and wooden lintels. Former stable to the right has a row of 5 pigeon nesting holes below the eaves. Small c.1900 lean-to addition in front to right. Interior: The barn has a C18 seven-bay roof with pegged trusses consisting of straight principals and lap-jointed collars. Horse engine house retains huge spine beam and some line shafting. Roof over right-hand range also has a C18 roof with trusses consisting of straight principals and collars. This range of buildings forms a part of a compelte farmstead group, including Great Barlington Farmhouse (q.v.) and a range of shippons (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SS5663516445
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 91788
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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