Description

INGATESTONE AND FRYERNING
TL6 OSW BLACKMORE ROAD
723-1/2/350 Q (South side)
Granary 50 metres north-west of
Woodbarns Farmhouse
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Granary. LateC~7, extended in .C18. 7'imber-framed,
-wea-fherboarded, roofed with interlocking concrete tiles. Almost square plan with ridge aligned NW-SE (parallel with road). Single-storey extension to BE. Abutting on C19 and C20 farm buildings to NW, SW and SE, not of special architectural or historic interest. One storey and loft. Hardwood frame. 2 posts in each side wall, one in each end wall, in addition to corner posts, all unjowled. Heavy studding with primary straight bracing, some studs in NW and SE walls removed for access. Continuous line of C20 casements to road. INTERIOR: chamfered axial beam with lamb's tongue stops. 2 bridging beams each side of axial beam, joggled, chamfered with lamb's tongue stops, and enlarged at the ends nearest the axial beam with elegantly profiled ogee curves and steps, a rare feature in an agricultural building. Plain joists of vertical section, jointed to the bridging beams with soffit tenons and diminished haunches, pegged. The floor is 2.74m above ground level, just below the wallplates. Steep roof of joggled butt-purlin construction; the 2 internal collars have been severed. Carpenters' assembly marks scribed with a race knife. The roof, then thatched, was damaged by fire c1965. Some rafters replaced with softwood, but most are original, slightly charred at the apex. When last in agricultural use this building was known as 'the seed barn'. The extension to SE is of lighter construction, also in hardwood, with a steep hipped roof, similarly weatherboarded and tiled.

Listing NGR: TL6197400838

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26304086

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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