Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13/04/2016

SD 50 SW
2/54

RAINFORD
GORES LANE (north side)
Guildhall Barn

(Formerly listed as Barn to east of Guildhall farmhouse, alongside the Lane, previously listed as Outbuildings at Guildhall Farm)

24.3.66

GV
II
Barn with cow house and stable. C17. Stone with stone slate and slate roof. One storey with 2-storey cross wing to west end. 5-bay barn has cow house in out shut to central 3 bays on north side; large entrance to left of this, small entrance to right. Cow house has central entrance and flanking windows; entrance in right return has wide-boarded door. South facade to Lane has large entrance to left and signs of blocked entrance to right. Roof has slate north pitch and stone slate south pitch. Cross-wing has stable door and window, pitching door and flanking small windows, one of 2 lights, and 2 pigeon holes with ledge to apex on north gable end. Return has stable door, 2 windows and pitching hole. South gable end has window. Interior: of barn has cruck truss with tie beam and collar to east of entrance bay, 2 tie-beam trusses with struts, and cross-wall, separating eastern bay from rest of barn, with pitching hole. Cow house has 5 stalls; purlin supported on curved tie beam and 4 posts, 2 with ovolo moulding. Cross wing has tie-beam truss with struts. The barn is probably contemporary with the farmhouse.

Listing NGR: SD5116700177

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26572413

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Recommended Books

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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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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]