Barn Opposite Ship Inn
BARN OPPOSITE SHIP INN, LA17 7TE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1335964
- Date first listed:
- 08-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Barn Opposite Ship Inn
- Statutory Address:
- BARN OPPOSITE SHIP INN, LA17 7TE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1335964
- Date first listed:
- 08-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Barn Opposite Ship Inn
- Statutory Address 1:
- BARN OPPOSITE SHIP INN, LA17 7TE
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 OPPOSITE SHIP INN, LA17 7TE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kirkby Ireleth
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 22752 82504
Details
This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 28/03/2017
SD 28 SW,
12/97
KIRKBY IRELETH,
SAND SIDE,
Barn opposite Ship Inn
08.11.84
II
Two barns at right angles and stable. (Noted residential 03/2017.)
Early to mid C18 west barn and early to
mid C19 east barn, end stable, later additions. Slate rubble with quoins.
East barn with through stones, west barn on boulder plinth; slate roofs.
Boarded doors, slits and small square vents. South elevation has two windows,
one later, flanking entrance with pitching eye over to east barn, earlier
west barn has steeper roof pitch and blocked loading door. West elevation
has lean-to cow house and waggon entrance. South end is cow house with loft
over, to north a C19 stable wing. North elevation of west barn is roughcast
with roofless lean-to projection; east elevation has entrance. West barn
has later lean-to stable partly blocking large entrance with pitching hole
above.
INTERIORS: the older 4-bay barn has pegged principal-rafter trusses
with two tiers of purlins; two tie beams replaced. Shippon has old slate-slab
partitions in pegged frames. East barn and stable to west have C19 trusses.
A notable feature of this building is the inscriptions in good late Georgian
style, some dated 1879, similar to those on Wreaks Causeway End bridge (q.v.)
and local buildings. West barn south-west elevation has direction signs;
"BROUGHTON" and "ULVERSTON/5 ML". Others to south and east elevations of
barns, west stable and east stable said to be names of stallions standing at
stud at the Ship Inn and their owners, e.g. "JOHN GRAHAM/& TOPSMAN",
"GALLOWAY JACK"; others: "THE/CHARMING MONTH/OF MAY", "DREARY WINTER",
"COME AND TURN THE HANDLE", are similar to those on Wreaks Causeway End
bridge.
Listing NGR: SD2275282504
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 75871
- 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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