Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
24179
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/10/2000
Date of Amendment
19/10/2000
Name of Property
Barn at The Great House
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
Grosmont
Town
Abergavenny
Locality
Llangua
Easting
339249
Northing
225910
Street Side
Location
On steeply sloping ground on E side of minor road, some 500m S of the junction to Llangua on the A465. The barn lies opposite the farmhouse and encloses one side of farmyard.
Description
Broad Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Period
History
A probably C18 corn barn. Many of the roof timbers are reused.
Exterior
Large C18 corn barn. S gable is rubble stone. N gable wall and both long walls are rubble stone to a height of about 2m, and timber framed above with external weatherboarding; corrugated metal roof. E front faces farmyard, off-centre doorways to threshing floor have C20 plywood doors. Each side of the doors the stone base walls have two vent slits; the upper wall is weatherboarded (to right) and faced with corrugated metal sheeting (to left). Far left is big metal sliding door. W elevation faces road: wall to left has stone base with corrugated sheeting to upper wall and C20 plywood barn doors; wall to right is entirely stone and has (l to r) metal door, reused 3+3 pane casement and 2-pane window. S gable has square barred opening to upper loft, and on ground floor a flat headed doorway. N gable has attached lean-to cowshed.
Interior
Seven bay corn barn. Box framed walls in two tiers. Six collar and tie beam trusses with queen posts and two tiers of purlins. S end lofted with transverse C20 blockwork partition to milking parlour.
Reason for designation
Substantial and well-preserved C18 corn barn. Group value with Great House and nearby Cider House.
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