Linham Barn
LINHAM BARN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262805
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Linham Barn
- Statutory Address:
- LINHAM BARN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1262805
- Date first listed:
- 09-Sept-1991
- List Entry Name:
- Linham Barn
- Statutory Address 1:
- LINHAM BARN
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:
- LINHAM BARN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- West Alvington
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 72144 43596
Details
WEST ALVINGTON SX 74 SW Linham Barn 5/205 II
Field barn, comprising barn and shippon. Late C181early C19. Roughly coursed slatestone rubble walls with dressed quoins and voussoirs over openings; slate roof with corbelled kneelers and slate copings. Barn has threshing floor to left of centre, with outshut to right; shippon attached further down slope to left with rear outshut. Slate canopy over flat stone arch to threshing bay. Segmental stone arch over small winnowing door to rear. Timber lintel over loft door to right gable, Shippon has plank loft door above segmental-arched door; 2 doorways to rear outshut. Interior: softwood scissor-braced roof to barn, which has grease horn recess to left of entrance and draft-beam pockets above threshing floor; late C19 drive shaft to outshut, formerly used as engine house and now occupied by winnowing machine. A well-crafted and good example of a South Hams field barn.
Listing NGR: SX7214443596
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 100905
- 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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