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
5852
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
17/07/1992
Date of Amendment
17/07/1992
Name of Property
Benar Barn
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Bro Machno
Town
Locality
Benar
Easting
279446
Northing
351786
Street Side
Location
Approx 20 metres E of house. Aligned roughly SW-NE, facing Afon Machno.
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
C17 barn probably former stables; formerly lofted. Extended and altered in C19.
Exterior
Coursed local flat rubble slabs to gable ends, random rubble to long sides. On plinth. Modern slate roof. Front elevation has camber-headed doorway with blue brick dressings. Camber-headed windows (C19 in current form) to ground floor, immediately above which are windows to former loft set at eaves. Blue brick dressings and small pane agricultural-type glazing to windows with vents below. Gable end facing house has loft doorway with simple stone lintel. Opposite gable end has loft doorway/window obscured by C19 extension. Building extended in line to NE (C19) as single storey outbuilding in local rubble with slate roof; square-headed doorway and, to R, square agricultural-type small-pane window.
Interior
Interior of barn has massive stop-chamfered hewn beams and was formerly completely lofted. A few stop-chamfered joists remain. Roof has much of old structure.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with Benar Farmhouse.
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