Monument Type(s):

• BARN (17th century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
• COACH HOUSE (17th century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
• OUTBUILDING (17th century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Summary

A late 17th century barn, latterly coach house now outbuilding, which is protected by Grade II Listing.

Related records

Associated Finds: None recorded

Associated Events

• ESA7025 - 2013 photographic record of the Ice House and barn at the Old Rectory, Whitchurch by Turley Associates
• ESA6653 - 2010 historic buildings assessment in and around London Road, Whitchurch by Jeffrey W. George and Associates

Description

Barn, latterly coach house, now outbuilding. Late C17 with mid-to late C18 and C20 alterations. Timber framed with brick nogging on high brick plinth, rebuilt in red brick to north-west and north-east. Plain tile roof. Framing: square panels (3 from sole plate to wall plate) with long straight tension braces. 2 framed bays. Toothed-brick eaves cornice to north-west. North-west front: former coach house to left with pair of large boarded doors and elliptical relieving arch, and pair of inserted C20 large boarded doors to right. 2 small doorways to centre, that to left inserted with wooden lintel and boarded door to right with segmental relieving arch. Right-hand gable end has remains of collar and tie-beam truss with queen struts and V-struts, and left-hand gable end has tall blind round-arched panel with brick impost band (raised top-course) and boarded loft door. Rear wall with vents in brick infill panels. Interior not fully inspected. Timber framed cross wall with tension braces noted in left-hand part. This building was formerly one of the outbuildings to The Old Rectory, Claypit Street (qv). The Tithe Barn is not included on this list <1>

In February 2013 a potographic record of the Ice House and barn at the Old Rectory, Whitchurch, was produced. The two elements identified as being of historic interest were a cobbled floor in the north bay of the barn, and the ladder giving access to the first floor. <2>

In July 2010, this building was assessed as part of an environmental impact assessment. When first built, the building would appear to have been a small storage barn for the present Old Rectory’s predecessor on the site. Inspection indicated that the building was in fairly poor and neglected condition. <3>

<00> Shropshire County Council SMR, Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards, SMR Card for PRN SA 12593 (Card index). SSA20722.

<01> Department of the Environment (DoE), 1987-Dec-04, 52nd List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, p95 (List of Buildings). SSA2184.

<02> Turley Associates, 2013, Series of photographs of an Ice House and barn at the Old Vicarage, Claypit Road, Whitchurch (Photograph). SSA24629.

<03> Jeffrey W George & Associates, 2010, London Road, Whitchurch environmental impact assessment volume two- technical Studies: chapter K cultural heritage, pp.13-14 (Field survey report). SSA23950.

Sources

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