Description

ST73NW BREWHAM CP HUTCHIN'S LANE (South side)

2/43 The Barn, 20 metres South of
Batt's Farmhouse

24.3.61

II

Barn. Cl6 origins. Local stone rubble with ashlar dressings; half hipped plain clay tile roof. 5 bays, with extension
as long again to North East. On South East side 3 offset buttresses between bays, (that between bays 1 and 2 removed
and small window inserted), slit windows bays 1 and 5, smalll doorway bay 3. On North West side tall central doorway
with flat chamfered timber lintel, corner buttresses and half height buttresses on either side of doorway. Roof
structure uses double collar trusses. Extension has catslide roof to South East over plain doors and windows; on North
West side a C20 lean-to then large doorway at first floor level. Said to have been a tithe barn of Bruton Abbey, the
barn became part of the estate of North Court; traditional connection with an old church not established but apparently
church services were held in the barn until the 1940's. (Couzens, P, Bruton in Selwood, Abbey Press, Sherborne,
1972).

Listing NGR: ST7135437430

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26308182

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Recommended Books

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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide