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MUNSLOW

SO5287 Farmbuilding range approximately 25
1312-1/15/174 metres north-east of Munslow
15/03/74 Farmhouse

GV II

Farmbuilding range of barn, cattle shed and stable with
granary over. C18. Red brick and coursed rubble stone with
plain-tile roofs. U-plan facing Munslow Farmhouse (qv) with
barn on left bordering road, curving cattle shed to centre and
stable range on right.
EXTERIOR: brick barn has stable door to centre and further
door to right. 2 gabled half-dormers over with boarded
hay-loft doors. Various ventilation holes. Doors to front and
rear.
Cattle shed is of stone and has partly open, partly
weatherboarded bays to left, weatherboarded bays with doors to
centre, and open bays to right, here with corrugated-iron
roof.
Stable range is of stone with brick front. 2 storeys. 3
boarded or louvred windows over 4 boarded stable doors and 4
boarded or louvred windows. Cambered brick arches overall. On
right end is a flight of stone steps, with door under, leading
up to granary doorway. Window opening in gable. Rear blank
except for small 2-light window and blocked opening.
INTERIOR: stable range has reused chamfered spine beams turned
over, stalls and feeding racks, roof only partly visible but
king-post trusses and old purlins noted. Cattle shed with
queen-strut trusses and feeding troughs. Interior of barn not
inspected.

Listing NGR: SO5226987430