Tithe Barn
TITHE BARN, CHURCH CLOSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1204539
- Date first listed:
- 02-Sept-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Tithe Barn
- Statutory Address:
- TITHE BARN, CHURCH CLOSE
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1204539
- Date first listed:
- 02-Sept-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Tithe Barn
- Statutory Address 1:
- TITHE BARN, CHURCH CLOSE
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:
- TITHE BARN, CHURCH CLOSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- South Derbyshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Melbourne
- National Grid Reference:
- SK3887124979
Details
SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE CHURCH CLOSE
6/92 (West Side)
2.9.52 Tithe Barn
GV II*
Threshing barn, now a store. C14 or C15 with a C17 and a late
C18 addition plus mid C19 alterations and additions. Massive
ashlar blocks with later rubble and red brick patching, also
with mid C19 red brick walling above the stone. Plain tile roof
with a mixture of red and blue tiles, plus brick coped gables
and dentilled eaves band. Single storey plus basement and
attic. Seven bays, plus lower single bay addition to east and
six bay addition to south. East elevation has a stepped corner
buttress to north, up to the full height of the ashlar and to
south end there is a gabled C17 addition with two recessed and
chamfered single light openings to ground floor and a 2-light
similar window above. Between, the barn has a deep chamfered
plinth which has a roughly central break, now filled in with
rubble stone, probably a former threshing door. To either side
there are two blocked narrow chamfered openings, just above the
plinth, and above there are four similar openings, also one
inserted opening to centre. Mid C19 brickwork above is blank.
West elevation has an irregular facade which has been
considerably rebuilt, with a four-centred arched doorcase into
the basement to north and a narrow chamfered opening above. To
south there are steps up to a first floor doorcase with re-used
chamfered stone for the jambs and a plank door. Beyond there is
an area of brick patching and a segment headed opening just
above the plinth to south. Beyond again there is a blocked
four-centred arched doorcase and a recessed and chamfered
opening. Over the northern door there is another plank door in
the C19 brickwork. Later part attached to south has two flat
headed openings and a plank door to south end. North gable wall
has a C19 segment headed doorcase, flanked by similar windows to
top of the gable in the C19 brickwork. Interior has large
chamfered floor joists and queen strut roof trusses. C17
addition has malt drying floor with punched tile floor over
brick groin vaults.
Listing NGR: SK3887124979
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 83076
- 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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