Description

NU 02 NW CHATTON BROOHHOUSE

4/10 Farmbuildings to West of
Broomhouse Farm House

GV 11

Farmbuildings. Early C19. Roughly dressed and coursed stone with well dressed
stone around openings. Welsh slate roof. Largely symmetrical arrangement of
buildings projecting at right-angles to a main range. 5 projections, the centre
one a two-storey barn, those left and right single-storey cowsheds with cast iron
columns. The main range along the back has segmental arches into cowsheds. Range
to right of barn becomes 2 storeys with granary over. Projecting behind barn is
a threshing shed with granary over and attached circular gingang with ball finial
at apex of roof. Square stone pillars. Roof structure of main tie beam and
radiating subsidiary tie beams, king post with struts to principal rafters. Two
rings of curved purlins. Massive beams to support former machinery.

Further two-storey range to front of farm. Cart shed with 4 segmental arches and
a granary over which is reached by outside stairs.

Listing NGR: NU0446427655

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26294310

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide