Description

CHRISTOW
SX 88 SW
5/140 Barn about 430
metres west south
west of Clampitt
House
II
Barn, probably C16 or C17 extended in circa C18 or C19. Granite rubble.
Slate roof with gabled ends. Plan: 4-bay with opposing doorways at centre,
extended at south end in C18 or C19 and with C19 outshut and privy on rear
(west) of this extension. Exterior: Single storey. Long range, right
hand part is the original barn. Large cart entrance to left and right of
centre with plank double doors. At the rear (west) a small doorway to
left with one retaining shouldered wooden jamb, outshut with lean-to roof
of right and lean-to privy in angle. Interior: Remains of 2 threshing
floors. The original north end has 3 side-pegged jointed cruck trusses,
the blades removed, the east part of the north truss rises from a padstone
at ground level. The walls have been raised and support a C20 roof
structure.

Listing NGR: SX8102684498

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26556129

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)