Main Group of Farmbuildings, to North-west of Thornbrough High Barns Farmhouse
MAIN GROUP OF FARMBUILDINGS, TO NORTH-WEST OF THORNBROUGH HIGH BARNS FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1155478
- Date first listed:
- 24-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Main Group of Farmbuildings, to North-west of Thornbrough High Barns Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- MAIN GROUP OF FARMBUILDINGS, TO NORTH-WEST OF THORNBROUGH HIGH BARNS FARMHOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1155478
- Date first listed:
- 24-May-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Main Group of Farmbuildings, to North-west of Thornbrough High Barns Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- MAIN GROUP OF FARMBUILDINGS, TO NORTH-WEST OF THORNBROUGH HIGH BARNS 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:
- MAIN GROUP OF FARMBUILDINGS, TO NORTH-WEST OF THORNBROUGH HIGH BARNS FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Corbridge
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 01701 65432
Details
CORBRIDGE THORNBROUGH NZ 06 NW NZ 017654 6/206 Main group of farm buildings, to north- west of Thornbrough High Barns Farmhouse
II
Planned farm buildings, 1816 with same late C19 alteration. Coursed rubble with dressings; Welsh slate roofs except for stone slates on barn and C20 grey tiles on east range. Single-storey ranges round yard open to south, with 2-storey barn running back from centre of north range; later Dutch barn in centre of yard links with loose box to south. North range has 2 boarded doors in alternating-block surrounds in central gable end of barn, with 4 segment-headed arches (one removed by later cart door; some blocked) to either side. Flanking ranges have boarded doors, some part-slatted windows and some later openings. 5-bay Dutch barn has cast iron piers doubled to give extra height; loose box has boarded doors and hipped roof. Barn to rear of north range shows scar of removed gingang on west and 3 tiers of slit vents in north gable end. To left of barn, two shorter single-storey gabled projections with boarded double doors, right under segmental arch, left under timber lintel. Contemporary pent pigsty between former range and barn. To rear of east range, 4 boarded doors and part-slatted windows; to rear of west range, arcade of 4 segmental arches, some blocked and one partly concealed by C20 wing of cottage. Altered cottage at end of west range not of interest.
Listed partly for historical interest; the earliest of the Greenwich Hospital planned farms for which a surviving plan is known (Greenwich Hospital Visitations).
Listing NGR: NZ0170165432
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 239967
- 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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