Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
83375
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/12/2004
Date of Amendment
14/12/2004
Name of Property
Field barn at Gors Farm
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
St. Harmon
Town
Locality
St Harmon
Easting
300133
Northing
273445
Street Side
Location
Gors Farm is 1.5km ENE of St Harmon, reached by farm track on the N side of a minor road between St Harmon and Abbey Cwmhir. The barn is on the hillside 200m N of the farm, reached by farm track.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
Dated 1774, and shown on the 1833 Ordnance Survey and 1839 Tithe map.
Exterior
A timber-framed field barn on a rubble-stone plinth, with weatherboarded E side partly replaced with corrugated iron, corrugated iron N and W walls, and S wall rebuilt in rubble stone but with corrugated-iron loft. The half-hipped roof is slate. The E side has central double boarded doors, the lintel of which is inscribed 'MTO IWS ITC 1774'. A boarded door is to the L and a loft opening is L of centre. In the rear a corrugated-iron lean-to is built against the wagon bay. On the N side, where the ground level falls steeply, are 2 doorways to cattle housing beneath the 2 end bays of the barn.
Interior
The 5-bay roof has a tie beam and raking struts.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special architectural interest as a dated and well-preserved C18 barn, notwithstanding superficial replacement of exterior cladding.
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