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SU 45 NW HIGHCLERE Barn at TOP FARM

6/10 approx 15 metres to south-west of house

GV II

Barn, stable , outbuilding, and shelter shed. Early C18 and late C18 with C19 additions. Timber frame with weatherboard cladding on brick plinth; red brick with some blue headers in Flemish and Flemish garden wall bonds. Plain tile roofs. 4-bay barn (possibly originally with 5th bay on right) extended by 2 bays on left in C19, and with late-C18 3-bay wing with loft projecting forward on right, to front of which is lower C19 addition. C19 3-bay shelter shed to rear of 3 left bays, adjoining extended rear midstray. Double board door to cart entry with stable door and small window to right and on left a board door with 2 windows to left (1 blocked) and 1 to right. Wing is of brick, with stable door to front and weatherboard gable below half-hip, Outstanding adjoining has 2 board door to left return, left one under segmental brick arch; stepped eaves;, and half-hipped gable above square vents forming lounge. Rear: midstray has double board doorand hipped gable open-front shelter shed has arch-braced posts and half-hipped roof. Barn rear wall is of brick. Blocked loading hatchway to wing. Right return: wing has S- shaped ends of tie-rods and board loading hatch. Interior: barn has jowelled posts, straight braces to tie-beams, raked queen struts clasping through purlins, old rafters and wind-braces, later plank ridge. Queen strut roof trusses and wind braces to brick wing. Braced king-post trusses to C19 sections. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SU4436159744

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