Description

SJ 22 NE OSWESTRY RURAL C.P. A 483 (west side)

5/163 Barn approx. 30m
- north-east of Upper
Sweeney Farmhouse

GV II

Barn. Early to mid-C17 with later alterations. Weatherboarded
timber frame on uncoursed limestone and conglomerate rubble plinth,
corrugated iron roof. Framing: square panels, 3 from high cill to
wall-plate with long straight tension braces, south side weatherboarded,
north with short horizonal plank infill; left gable end has 3 vertical
struts from tie beam to collar and V-struts from latter (c.f. right gable
of Upper Sweeney Farmhouse), similar arrangement to right gable end but
lower part obscured by later rubblestone addition (not included);
double (former threshing) doors in second bay from west with 2 eaves
hatches (right now blocked) to right on south and C20 double doors to
left on north; door to far left on north gives access to space under
floor. Interior: staggered double-purlin roof _in 4 bays with raking
struts from tie beams supporting principal rafters; timber framed
partitions with long straight tension braces rest on dwarf stone walls.

Listing NGR: SJ2850625733

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26305937

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)