Listing Text

REDDITCH B LOWER GRINSTY LANE (north side)
SP 06 NW

1/129 Lower Grinsty Barn (formerly
listed as outbuilding adjoin-
1.2.74 ing and to SE of Lower Grinsty
Farmhouse)

GV II

Barn and shelter shed, now house. Early C17; restored and converted late
C20. Timber-framed with rendered infill on brick base; plain tiled roofs.
L-plan; barn part of two framed bays aligned east/west with framed lean-to
at east gable end and shelter shed part of four framed bays adjoining to
south-east. Part two storeys, part single storey. Framing: former barn
has three panels from sill to wall-plate and collar and tie-beam trusses
with raking struts. Shelter shed part has two rows of square panels from
sill to wall-plate and tie-beam trusses with raking struts. West front
elevation: mainly C20 square single-light casements. Gable end of barn
part to left has a ground and first floor window; south side of barn part
has two ground floor windows, a first floor window and a lean-to porch with
a C20 door; three skylights in roof. Shelter shed part has five windows,
a glazed door and, at its southern end, a pair of double doors. The build-
ings originally belonged to Lower Grinsty Farmhouse (qv) about 30 yards to
the south-west. They are included for group value.

Listing NGR: SP0232665638