The Old Barns
THE OLD BARNS, ASH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1109601
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-1981
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Barns
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD BARNS, ASH LANE
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- Date:
- 2001-10-03
- Reference:
- IOE01/05214/08
- Rights:
- © David E Whiteley. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1109601
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-1981
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 07-Jul-1989
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Barns
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD BARNS, ASH LANE
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:
- THE OLD BARNS, ASH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- North East Derbyshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Unstone
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 39788 77742
Details
PARISH OF UNSTONE ASH LANE SK 37 NE 6/180 (South Side) The Old Barns (formerly listed as Cowhouse to 2.12.81 south and adjacent to Ash Lane Farmhouse and outbuilding to south-east of Ash Lane Farmhouse, south of Cowhouse) GV II House, formerly two farm outbuildings. Late C16 and late C17, converted 1984. Coursed rubble coal measures sandstone with plain dressings, quoins, Welsh slated roofs with stone slate eaves, C20 metal flues. L-plan, formerly two separate buildings now linked by C20 extension. South range. Two storeys, three bays with central doorway beneath plain timber lintel, and enlarged ventilation slits to either side of the doorway, now a glazed door. Inserted interior partitions do not obscure exposed late C17 queen strut tie beam trusses with straight windbraces to one side of each truss, which support double purlins and a ridge purlin. Inserted C20 openings to south gable end. North range runs at right angles to main range. Late C16, single storey, three bays, with two complete cruck trusses, and the remains of a third in the west gable wall. The cruck trusses stand on projecting padstones on the south side; the north side wall is built into an earth bank. The trusses have tie beams and yokes, and some windbraces. Single purlin and ridge purlin. Three doorways to south wall, with plain lintels, one now blocked. C20 link with timber arcade to front.
Listing NGR: SK3978877742
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 79663
- 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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