Description

TORQUAY

SX8965 SHIPHAY MANOR DRIVE, Shiphay
885-1/9/420 (South side)
14/02/72 Barn south-west of Shiphay Manor
(Shiphay Manor not included)

GV II

Barn and adjoining outbuilding. Barn late C15/C16; outbuilding
probably C19. Local grey limestone rubble, barn with local red
sandstone dressings; outbuildings with corrugated-iron roof.
PLAN: Barn on a west east axis, probably originally 7 bays (8
slots for loft crossbeams) with a small doorway on the north
side. Opposed south doorway ruinous but possibly larger at one
time. Loft loading door in west end. Outbuilding adjoins at
west end with 2 doorways on north side.
EXTERIOR: Roofless barn has approximately central
segmental-headed chamfered doorway on the north side and 3
ventilation slits; 2 ventilation slits on the south wall, all
deeply-splayed. Segmental-headed chamfered loft loading door
in west end. The south doorway has evidence of infill with
splayed sides, reducing the opening.
INTERIOR: The crossbeam slots have stone pads projecting from
them. Chamfered stone wall plate. A C19 or early C20 drive
shaft with 2 wheels is fixed to the east end wall of the barn
on cast-iron brackets. The remains of the original roof has
been stored in the adjoining outbuilding. The trusses have
short curved feet with tenons for pegging into a timber wall
plate; mortised collars and threaded purlins. Several
principal rafters survive; common rafters. The outbuilding has
4 pegged A-frame trusses, heavily repaired and augmented with
later timbers. The A-frames have butt collars; original
purlins, rafters and ridge are missing.

Listing NGR: SX8961765060

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26502036

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Recommended Books

• 
  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas