Description

TALATON
SY 09 NE
6/176 Barn approximately 10 metres north
- of Talaton Farmhouse
GV II

Barn. Late C17 - early C18, reroofed in the C19. Flemish bond red brick; slate
roof, originally thatch. Double barn facing south-east. It contains 2 pairs of
full height double doors onto the 2 threshing floors. The doorways, which contain
C19 flapped double plank doors, are flanked by short projecting midstrey walls and
above the eaves are carried down a short distance as canopies. In between the
doorways and at each end are slightly recessed bays each of which contain hayloft
loading hatches. The roof is gable-ended.
Interior: is open to the roof which is carried on a series of C19 king post
trusses. At this time the walls were raised a short distance to accommodate the
lower pitch of the slate roof.
This is an attractive late C17 - early C18 barn. It represents an early use of
brick in rural Devon.

Listing NGR: SY0765997904

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26456502

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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