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

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26588266

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