Description

BARDEN B 6160
SE 05 NE (east side)

6/33 Barden Tower Farmhouse

10.9.54

GV I

House, formerly a retainer's cottage of Barden Tower. C16. Ashlar, coursed
squared stone, graduated stone slate roof. 3 storeys, 3 bays. Left-hand
bay: chamfered 1-light window, above a 2-light chamfered mullioned window
with hoodmould, that above similar. Band, parapetted gable. Central bay:
2 storeys, chamfered 1-light window with blocked-in doorway to right. Above
a 3-light chamfered mullioned window with hoodmould, lights have elliptical
heads. To right a small projection. Band, parapetted gable. Right-hand
bay: 3-stage tower. To left is a corbelled projection. Second stage: a
chamfered 1-light window, above a 3-light window similar to that in central
bay. Band, plain parapet. Crocketted pinnacles to each corner. Right
return: offset angle stepped buttress to right. Wide chamfered elliptical-
headed doorway to left. Above 2 single-light chamfered windows. Top stage
similar window to that at front. Rear: has blocked doorway at second stage
with a right-angled outside stair with plain parapet and chamfered coping.
Ridge stacks.

Listing NGR: SE0504857203

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Barden Tower Farmhouse at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17538097

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record