Description

SU29NE
5/89
12.9.55

KELMSCOTT
Barn approx. 15m S of Kelmscott Manor
(Formerly listed as part of Kelmscott Manor with Barns to SE and S of house and Dovecote)

GV
II

Barn. Late C17 with later alterations. Uncoursed limestone rubble with
alternating angle quoins; stone slate roof, hipped to north end and with coped
verges to south end and projecting range. L-plan. West side has C20 casements
with wood lintels, 2 to left and one to right of roughly central plank door.
Plank door in angle to right with projecting range, which has 2-light chamfered
stone mullion window with narrow round-headed opening above to gable.
Rectangular air vents to gable end. East side has segmental-headed double doors
to left, wide infilled entrance to centre and plank door to right. Interior.
Main range has double-purlin roof in 5 bays with central collar and tie-beam
trusses, one with curved struts and the other with raking struts from tie beam
to principal rafters; remaining bay divisions are stone walls. Converted to
domestic use in late C20 except for north bay which retains hayloft.
[2384]

Listing NGR: SU2510898852

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26649249

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)