Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
19463
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/03/1998
Date of Amendment
03/03/1998
Name of Property
Ewenny Priory Barn
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
Ewenny
Town
Locality
Ewenny Priory
Easting
291170
Northing
177815
Street Side
Location
Forming part of the N boundary of Ewenny Priory house courtyard, backing onto to Abbey Road, just S of Ewenny River and W of the Priory.
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
Barn is shown on a 1952 HMSO map of the medieval priory as incorporating a length of precinct wall; this is the stretch adjoining the N gatehouse which formed the rear wall of the main barn before the rear outshut was added during remodelling particularly of E and N sides in early C19. Date of barn itself unknown but described as late medieval by Ralegh Radford. Batter suggests some early masonry but substantially altered and re-roofed later. Shown on Tithe Map of 1842 as at present.
Exterior
Of rubble formerly lime rendered with ashlar dressings and Welsh slate roof. A long rectangular building with rear outshut, adjoining N gatehouse to left (W) and entrance to Ewenny Priory Stable Court (E). N side backing onto lane dominated by long cat-slide roof stepped at junction between main eaves and outshut; 3 boarded doors, centre left double, boarded window openings, some strap hinges. E side facing Ewenny Priory (house) entrance shows line of roof raised to accommodate outshut; cambered arched openings with fine jointed ashlar surrounds, all boarded: central double doors, windows either side, pitching door above, double doors to outshut. Former main frontage (S) has main segmental arched doorway with corrugated iron hood, lightly chamfered surround, double boarded doors with strap hinges, brick stack at eaves level and other openings including wide first floor doorway left; battered especially to left. W side adjoining gatehouse and precinct wall is also battered, has putlogs, corbels at first floor level, one apparently medieval with a weathered face.
Interior
Interior divided vertically and horizontally. Roof trusses have tie beams and angled struts.
Reason for designation
Listed II* as incorporating a stretch of the medieval precinct wall; it also is a barn of substantial dimensions and makes an important contribution to the Stable Court; group value with other buildings of Ewenny Priory.
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