BARROW STREET FARMHOUSE

BARROW STREET FARMHOUSE, BARROW STREET

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1130745
Date first listed:: 07-Jul-1989
List Entry Name:: BARROW STREET FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address:: BARROW STREET FARMHOUSE, BARROW STREET

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Date:: 2002-09-16
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1130745
Date first listed:: 07-Jul-1989
List Entry Name:: BARROW STREET FARMHOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: BARROW STREET FARMHOUSE, BARROW STREET

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:: BARROW STREET FARMHOUSE, BARROW STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Mere
National Grid Reference:: ST 83752 30665

Details

ST 83 SW MERE BARROW STREET (west side)

2/7 Barrow Street Farmhouse

GV II

Farmhouse. C17 and C18; a date of 1611 on stack may be relevant to some internal fabric. Coursed and squared limestone rubble plain tile roof, ashlar stacks raised in brick. In L-plan form with gabled outer- arms and hipped return; may originally have been thatched as coped gables, to kneelers, stand well proud of roof surface. Plan not easy to decipher, later stair probably not original location. Front to road is two storeys, 3 windows, all 3-light case- ments with leading except top left, 2-light small-paned; all to wood lintels. Lean-to to right. Plain gable return left. Back has short wing with C20 flat dormer and 3-light leaded casement at ground and first floor; lean-to at gable, small single light to attic above. Main body has two 3-light leaded casements and one 2-light with glazing bars. Left is C20 door and gabled porch. Interior retains many good plank early doors, chamfered stopped spine beam and two good beams at south end. Lateral stair has splat baulsters and screen with moulded muntin rail; upper flight includes winders. One large bressumer fireplace in short wing. There is window now internal at the upper floor, north end. A good farmhouse less modified than most.

Listing NGR: ST8375230665

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Legacy System number:: 320136
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.