Stables and Barn at Countess Farm
STABLES AND BARN AT COUNTESS FARM, COUNTESS ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1131055
- Date first listed:
- 31-Dec-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Stables and Barn at Countess Farm
- Statutory Address:
- STABLES AND BARN AT COUNTESS FARM, COUNTESS ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1131055
- Date first listed:
- 31-Dec-1974
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 10-Oct-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Stables and Barn at Countess Farm
- Statutory Address 1:
- STABLES AND BARN AT COUNTESS FARM, COUNTESS ROAD
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:
- STABLES AND BARN AT COUNTESS FARM, COUNTESS ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Amesbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 15348 42118
Details
AMESBURY COUNTESS ROAD SU 14 SE (west side)
6/33 Stables and barn at Countess Farm (formerly listed as outbuildings to 31.12.74 Avondale School)
GV II Stables and barn to south of farmhouse. Barn 1772, for J. or I. Osgood. Stables of brick with thatched roof. Barn timber framed on brick sills, weatherboarded and thatched roof. Stables are of 4 bays, the bay nearest house a cartshed, and tackroom adjacent, before stables, with loft over. Central door to stables, with hinged ventilated openings either side. Interior altered, now 3 double bays with continuous manger. No feed drop. Barn is of 5 bays, with a central cartway and added midstrey on west side. Roof half hipped but midstrey hipped. Interior has jowled posts with straight braces to straight tie-beams, queen struts, collar and single tier purlins with straight wind braces. No wall bressumers. Trusses elaborately numbered from south and south post to midstrey opening inscribed with name and date. One of an important group of later C18 farm buildings at Countess Farm (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SU1534842118
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 321344
- 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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