Description

MUCH MARCLE CP -
SO 63 SE

8/44 Barn about 40 yards west
of Great Moorcourt Farmhouse

GV II

Barn. Probably late C17 to early C18, with later additions. Rubble plinth,
timber-framed, weatherboarded with brick rear wall and extension to right;
tiled roof. Eight bays aligned north/south. East elevation [to Great
Moorcourt Farmhouse (qv)]: opposed two-leaved ledged doors to threshing
floors in third bays from each end, woven ventilator panels beneath eaves
from left end to right threshing floor, lean-to brick extension, probably
early C20, to left gable. Rear wall much repaired in brick; right hand gable
has ventilator slits. Interior: trusses mostly have diagonal struts from
ties to principals or three vertical posts from ties to collars which in
turn support V-struts; truss to left hand side of right threshing floor has
multiple scissor struts parallel to the principals. Closes the farmyard at
Great Moorcourt together with the Farmhouse (qv) and adjacent cow house (qv).
(RCHM Vol II, p 133).

Listing NGR: SO6632432678

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26590130

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Recommended Books

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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)