Barn and Shippon at Wright's Farmhouse
BARN AND SHIPPON AT WRIGHT'S FARMHOUSE, CLAYHOLES ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1138935
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Barn and Shippon at Wright's Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- BARN AND SHIPPON AT WRIGHT'S FARMHOUSE, CLAYHOLES ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/05850/16
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1138935
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Barn and Shippon at Wright's Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARN AND SHIPPON AT WRIGHT'S FARMHOUSE, CLAYHOLES 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:
- BARN AND SHIPPON AT WRIGHT'S FARMHOUSE, CLAYHOLES ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kettleshulme and Lyme Handley
- National Park:
- Peak District
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 99490 79416
Details
SJ 97 NE KETTLESHULME C.P. CLAYHOLES ROAD (West Side)
3/73 Barn and shippon at Wright's Farmhouse
GV II
Barn and shippon: C17 with minor alterations. Dry stone, buff sandstone rubble walls. Kerridge stone-slate roof and stone ridge. Long rectangular plan with partial outshuts to rear. Barn forms centre of low building with cart entrance with wooden lintel on west face and similar but smaller door in east front. Some ventilation slots and square pitch holes. Small shippons at either end. To north door has long and short quoins and a lintel. In south gable almost a laithe arrangement with cambered, near triangular stone heads to doors and windows. Interior: 4 roof trusses of tie beam, 2 diagonal struts and collar. The best of a small number of barns in dry-stone. All stones are laid "watershot" (to throw off the rain) and the lack of mortar allows the barn to breathe. See examples at Rainowlow Farm and Hedgerow Farm, Rainow (q.v.).
Listing NGR: SJ9949079416
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 57986
- 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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