Cow Houses, Barn, and Stable to East of Meesons Farmhouse
COW HOUSES, BARN, AND STABLE TO EAST OF MEESONS FARMHOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383660
- Date first listed:
- 29-Feb-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Cow Houses, Barn, and Stable to East of Meesons Farmhouse
- Statutory Address:
- COW HOUSES, BARN, AND STABLE TO EAST OF MEESONS FARMHOUSE
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- Reference:
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- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1383660
- Date first listed:
- 29-Feb-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Cow Houses, Barn, and Stable to East of Meesons Farmhouse
- Statutory Address 1:
- COW HOUSES, BARN, AND STABLE TO EAST OF MEESONS 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:
- COW HOUSES, BARN, AND STABLE TO EAST OF MEESONS FARMHOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bitterley
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 54171 79311
Details
BITTERLEY
SO57NW Cow-houses, barn, and stable to
482-1/5/64 east of Meesons Farmhouse
GV II
2 cow-houses, barn and stables. C17 and C18 with c1857
alterations and additions. Timber-frame with brick infill on
rubble plinth and brick infill, weatherboarded timber-frame,
polychrome C19 brick. L-shaped plan of cow-house with hayloft
over forming one wing, and 3-bay barn, weatherboarded
cow-house, and brick stables forming the other.
Cow-house with hayloft: has rubblestone lower level below
timber-framed loft one panel high, with brick infill forming
diamond-pattern vent holes. 3 plain boarded doors each side
with 3 in panelling at loft level.
INTERIOR: 5-bay roof with single trenched purlin and trusses
of cambered tie beam, collar and vertical struts.
Barn: 3-bay former threshing barn with square framing 3 panels
high, 2 lapped straight tension braces per bay with mid C19
brick infill panels set on rubble plinth, brick encased gable
ends, patterned tiled roof. Opposing barn doors with that to
the east covered by C19 brick 2-storey byre/loose box link to
cow-house with hayloft.
INTERIOR: single trenched purlin roof with encased end trusses
of cambered tie beam, twin vertical struts and collar.
Internal trusses of cambered tie beam and twin raking struts,
with long straight tension-braced cross-frames.
Weatherboarded cow-house: links end wall of barn to stables to
south. C19 range with brick to east and boarded to west.
INTERIOR: 4-bay roof of 3 king-post trusses and single purlin.
Stable block: brick stables dated 1857. West front with stable
door each side of central pier flanked by 2-light casement,
all with brick segmental arches with recess. Central
projecting gable with boarded pitching hole. South gable:
plain boarded door with inset inscribed tablet, with date 1857
and initials CHRB, referring to Sir Charles Henry
Rouse-Boughton of Downton Hall (qv).
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: SO5417179311
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 484092
- 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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