Description

ASHTON UNDER HILL CP BECKFORD ROAD (west side) SO 9837 - 9937 11/8 22/3A Granary about 10 yards east of Old Manor Farmhouse 30-7-59 (formerly listed as Lower Manor Farmhouse and Dovecote) GV II

Granary. Mid-C17. Coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings; plain and stone tiled roof with gable-end parapets. Two levels on chamfered plinth. Two bays. Main west elevation: external limestone steps to left lead up to granary entrance which is set beneath a small gabled projection with four tiers of alight- ing ledges and entry holes for pigeons. The doorway itself has a four-centred arched head, a hoodmould with returns and a ledged and battened door. To the right of the steps is an inserted archway. The north gable end has a 3-light upper-level window with chamfered stone mullions, leaded lights and a hoodmould with returns. There is a similar window of two lights with no hoodmould on the ground floor of the east elevation. Interior: roof has an intermediate sling- brace truss.

Listing NGR: SO9963737509

External Links

• Wikidata Q26588266

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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings