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
23007
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
15/03/2000
Date of Amendment
15/03/2000
Name of Property
Granary at Lower Ton
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Gobion Fawr
Town
Abergavenny
Locality
Llanvapley
Easting
336893
Northing
213525
Street Side
Location
Situated in farmyard at Lower Ton, SE of farmhouse
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
C19 cartshed with granary over. A building on site is marked on the 1838 tithe map.
Exterior
Lofted cart-shed, rubble stone with slate roof, roughly square plan with added lower range to rear. Front gable has two broad depressed-arched cart-entries with square centre pier and sandstone voussoirs, under centre depressed arched loft door with stone voussoirs. W side has outside stone steps to loft door under eaves. Cambered-headed window with stone voussoirs to centre. Steps have metal rail, stone parapet wall at top and doorway under with stone voussoirs. E side rubble stone lean-to. Lower addition on end wall with asbestos sheet roof. Full-height double doors and small window each floor to right.
Interior
Brick rear arches to cart-entries. One heavy spine beam.
Reason for designation
Included as a good example of a lofted cartshed, of group value with Lower Ton farmhouse.
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