Description

SEDBERGH

SD69SW A684, Marthwaite
162-1/5/373 (North side (off))
01/05/95 Barn approx. 25m south-east of
Garth's Farmhouse

GV II

Bank barn. Earlier C18 with large C19 addition. Mixed random
rubble with sandstone quoins, stone slate roof to earlier
portion and blue slate to the later. L-plan formed by original
small barn on east-west axis (east end built into slope), with
C19 extension at right-angles (rebuilding its former east end)
forming a long south wing parallel to the slope. The earlier
portion has an earth ramp to a wagon doorway in the north side
(with a timber lintel), a shippon doorway in the west gable
with a re-used moulded stone lintel and through-stones above.
The west front of the C19 portion has 3 shippon doorways and 2
windows next to the outer of these (apparently formerly
doorways), a loading doorway over the 2nd of these openings
(and a recent wooden dovecote attached to the right of this);
the rear has a wagon doorway in the centre protected by a
gabled porch, and a recent lean-to shelter to the right; and
the north gable has a lean-to extension.
INTERIOR: one queen-strut roof truss in the C18 portion.
Forms group with Garths Farmhouse (qv).

Listing NGR: SD6339292419

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26663903

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Recommended Books

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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)