2008

SO8714 : Barn, Upton St. Leonards

taken 16 years ago, near to Upton st Leonards, Gloucestershire, England

Barn, Upton St. Leonards
Barn, Upton St. Leonards
This magnificent barn is at Manor Farm, on Portway. The following is taken from the description on LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) :

"Large barn with attached stable at east end. C15, possibly
earlier; late C17 stable. Very large coursed and squared
limestone; timber framing; coursed rubble to stable; stone slate
roof (clay pantile to north slope). Off-centre south porch to 6-
bay barn; stable with loft. South side: stone base walls with
chamfered plinth and buttresses; gabled porch with plank barn doors
and outshut to right; weatherboarded porch gable and upper part of
barn walls; low opening in wall to left of porch with plank doors;
plain stone side wall to stable. East end: barn end is half-hipped
with small gablet, gabled stable with 2 stable doors having timber
lintels; central loft door over with timber lintels; 3 rows of
a pigeon holes in gable apex. North side: weatherboarded above
buttressed stone base walls as to south; central porch with raised
sprocketted roof; attached shelter sheds are not of special
interest. West end: weatherboarded half-hipped gable end with
gablet above buttressed stone base wall.
Interior has 7 raised cruck trusses with very high cambered collars
and arched bracing; 2 rows of purlins and ogee-curved wind bracing:
close studded end walls; small framing along sides. Internal span of
approximately 8.2m across feet of crucks. Rafters and framing are
original: C15 work is largely intact with little evidence of
repair or replacement. C19 iron tie-rods sag and appear
unnecessary. A lofty and elegant structure. Important barn and
one of the best in the county. Possibly built as Tithe Barn for Gloucester
Abbey. (N.W. Alcock, Cruck Construction: An Introduction and Catalogue, Q 1981)."

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Category: Barn
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Architectural features illustrated · Roof Types Automatic Clusters: · Manor Farm [3] · Barn at Manor Farm [2] ·
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SO8714, 14 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Derek Harper   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 4 July, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 8 July, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 8710 1412 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:49.5329N 2:11.3148W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 8708 1409
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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