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.
Date of Designation
18/08/1999
Date of Amendment
18/08/1999
Name of Property
Barn at Plas-y-Ward
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Location
Located approximately 100m W of Plas-y-Ward, enclosing the main farmyard on the S side.
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
History
Late C17 or C18 barn built to serve the present late C17 Plas-y-Ward; modern alterations.
Exterior
Tall, rectangular barn of whitened limestone rubble construction with slate roof. The farmyard (N) side has a large modern opening to the L with 3 plain entrances to the R and a square window opening beyond; two 2-light, part-boarded windows under the eaves to the R. The S side has 3 boarded 2-light upper windows; loading bays with pegged surrounds to both gable ends.
Interior
3-bay interior with original tie-beam and raking strut trusses.
Reason for designation
Listed as a late C17 or C18 barn with good external character; interesting also in its incorporation within an ambitious late C18/early C19 planned farmyard group.
Group value with other listed items at Plas-y-Ward.
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