Description

SWITHLAND MAIN STREET (North Side)
SK 51 SE
4/71
Barn at Hall Farm

GV II
Barn of 1749. Granite and slate rubble stone plinth and end walls, and
red brick side walls with black headers used decoratively. Brick lining
to end walls. Moulded brick cornice and Swithland slate roof. Stands to left of
farm entrance, gable facing. 5 bays of roughly double storey height, with tie
and collar beam truss roof with angle struts. Double purlins clasp jointed.
Brick pilasters support tie beams. On one beam is carved 'Sir Joseph
Danvers, Baronet, 1749'. Various openings and ventilation loops in ends
and sides with doors opposite each other halfway down sides. Doors of large
stable type with cambered lintels. Bricked floor. A barn of fine quality
and almost unaltered.

Listing NGR: SK5572212857

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26472427

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Recommended Books

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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)