Description

CIRENCESTER

SP0100 CHESTERTON
578-1/7/344 Barn and attached cattle stalls
approx 20m N of Chesterton Farmhouse

GV II

Barn and attached cattle stalls. Barn is C18 and early/mid
C19, stalls early/mid C19. Coursed squared limestone rubble;
Welsh slate roofs, hipped to right on barn; barn has tall
square-section tapering chimney to right front.
Barn originally C18 four-bay single barn with gabled porches
extended to NE in early/mid C19 by further 4 bays with pair of
hipped-roofed porches, C19 lean-to addition between porches to
SE side formerly housed steam engine for which chimney
remains. SE side has C19 window and plank door inserted in
blocked former doorway of C18 porch to left, timber lintel
remains; pointed opening with timber Y-tracery in gable of
porch. Similar C19 window and door in lean-to steam engine
house; pair of plank doors with timber lintel and C19 window
over in C19 porch to right. NW side has pair tall plank doors
in C19 porch to left, opening in C18 porch to right now filled
in.
INTERIOR largely floored; C18 trusses with C19 rafters to SW,
C19 king post trusses to NE. Cattle stalls attached to SW
formerly open to front now boarded, has single-rafter roof
with plank ridge; interior divided into 6 stalls with feeding
passage to right side and rear, partitions now concrete
blockwork.
(Glocs. Records Office: Map of Chesterton Farm House and
Premises: 2nd Nov.: 1847-: D647B P24).

Listing NGR: SP0128700360

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26482610

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