History

Built probably early C18. The building appears to be shown on a Vaynol estate map dated 1777.

Exterior

A five bay corn barn with wide opposed doors to centre. Rubble walls with two tiers of slit vents in the lateral walls, 7 either side of the doors. Three levels of slits vents to gable walls, partly blocked. Pitched slate roof with slate slab copings, tapered finial with weather-vane to E end. Central tall doors with stone voussoir basket arch, pitching door over door on N side, and blocked door to E gable.

Interior

Roof has four queen-post trusses. Beam to support loft formerly running on either side of door, but one only remains ('1833' painted on). Vents have small timber struts across, formerly holding wire bars. Area of threshing floor beteween doors has stone slabs.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a good and unaltered example of an early C18 corn barn,which forms part of an exceptionally complete farmstead group at Trefarthen.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29497241

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2