Description

LAMERTON
SX 47 NW
2/19 Barn, flanking walls and piers
- about 18m north of gateway attached
to Collacombe Manor

GV II

Barn with flanking walls and piers. Circa early C18 with later alterations, walls
and piers attached later C18/early C19. Granite rubble, slate roof to front wing and
to left, rest in corrugated iron. Front has tall door to left, 2 ventilation slits,
central buttressed cart entry with timber lintel and hood, ventilation slit and row
of pigeon holes and perches to right; attched to left a single storey shed with
double doors to front, similar addition to right, single-storey shed with double
doors to front and door to side; range extends further to right with wide door with
strap hinges and heavy timber lintel, 2-light casement to left of 6 panes each light
and 8-pane light to right, this end single storey accommodating slope of ground.
Right return has C20 cart entry with 3 pigeon holes above. Left return has 3
ventilation slits arranged in a triangle in gable end, slate string course, lean-to
continuing line to front with straight joint between, 2 stable doors and single-pane
light. Rear has 2 straight joints to left, barn having been extended progressively
up the slope of the ground, launder at base of wall with remains of waterwheel and 2
mortices, doorway with timber lintel and ventilation slit to right, cart entry
corresponding to main front entry rebuilt in concrete, wall stepped back to right
with raised coped verge, C20 lean-to and 3 further ventilation slits. Walls extend
about 2 metres right and left of barn with irregular granite piers about 2 metres
high, from pier to far right a retaining wall about 5 metres long, second pier to
left has further wall about 3 metres long and 2 metres high; walls and piers enclose
courtyard between barn and gateway to Collacombe Manor (qv).
Interior cart entries have heavy inner timber lintels, mostly C20 replacement of
roof structure, at upper end, ends of collars only remaining, one rough-cut collar
with mortices.

Listing NGR: SX4310376505

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26399700

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