Description

BEVERSTON BEVERSTON VILLAGE
ST 8693
13/31 Barn approximately 70m south east
of Beverston Castle, known as
Pilgrims Barn, at Castle Farm
6.9.54
II

Small barn. Said to be C14. Random coursed and snecked rubble
stone, stone slate roof with coped south gable and saddlestone.
Small plain buttresses to just below eaves level on front, diagonal
buttresses to south end and 2 raking buttresses to rear with 2
stepped buttresses between. Gable to right on west side, also
coped with saddlestone, and with chamfered stone loft opening.
Chamfered stone doorway immediately to left, with recessed stable
door, doorway with timber lintel to far left with recessed C20
door, slit vents between and throughout with large stone quoins and
inner splays. Interior of 5 bays including one base cruck truss to
right of centre, with small upper crucks to this truss and those to
each side. North truss and much of roof structure renewed.
Purlins probably mostly original, with few remaining pieces of
arched wind bracing formerly to lower tier on both sides. Ancient
Monument, Gloucestershire AM 353.

Listing NGR: ST8624193911

External Links

• Historic England Listing

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)