Description

LODDISWELL HATCH CROSS
SX 74 NW
5/97 Courtyard of farm
buildings at Lower Hatch
Farm
GV II
Courtyard farm group including bank-barn, shippon and stables. Mainly C19, but
possibly some C18 or earlier fabric. Rubble, slurried slate roofs, some brick
dressings. Square courtyard, entered through high cartway from road to the
west; on left a low lean-to part raised in concrete block, to right a lofty
plain wall with a tall block doorway to voussoirs. throughway has steel lintol.
Right end hipped returns to upper side of bank-barn with plank opening at left
and wide double-plank central doors. Right end part covered by C20 extension,
not of special interest. Lower, left end returns as plain wall flanking a
throughway or lane, the opposite wall linking to Lower Hatch Farmhouse (q.v.).
At right end are 3 ventilating slits, and the left end is gable end of shippons,
which is divided continuously by a central spine wall, and the eastern half
belongs with Higher Hatch Farm (q.v.). This face has 4 doors to brick segmental
heads, one further similar, blocked, with casement to head; centre is loading
door to eaves. The right, or north gable wall is not bonded to the front wall,
and has separated noticeably from it. In the courtyard the west wall has a
small square door above the throughway, and 2 doors to segmental stone arches,
under pair of loading doors to right; to left is returned end of bank-barn, to a
higher eaves and hipped end, with a plank door and overlight and window with
an upper sash over timber ventilator, both to brick segmental arches. Return
face, to south, has 3 doors to segmental brick heads, and an inserted casement,
left; above is a central loft opening, also to brick arch. The shippon on the
east side has 4 tall round pillars in rough rubble, characteristic of the area,
with ground floor filled with stable doors and concrete block walls with case-
ments over. Upper level filled with corrugated iron sheets. North range, with
lean-to roof to outer boundary wall to lane, has 4 doors to segmental stone
heads, and a full-height opening in the corner at the right. Interiors not
fully inspected: the east shippon range is centrall divided and owned half by
Lower and half by Higher Hatch Farms. Bank-barn has IO-bay scissors plus
central strut roof and original plank upper floor. An important element in this
major farm group.

Listing NGR: SX7099946906

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26401907

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover