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Summary

Early or mid-19th century bank barn with shippon below. Stone rubble with quoins and arches of dressed Devonian limestone. Hipped slated roof. Two storeys. Ground storey has 3 wide, segmental-headed doorways facing the farmhouse, the middle one flanked by buttresses rising to eaves-level, where they carry a small pent roof.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1097147: BANK BARN ABOUT 10 METRES NORTH WEST OF LANGMEAD FARMHOUSE

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SE/152/1
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BANK BARN (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1875 AD (Between))
• SHIPPON STOCK BUILDING (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1875 AD (Between))

Full description

Department of Environment, 1986, Bickington, 7 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV293564.

Bank barn about 10 metres north-west of Langmead Farmhouse. Bank barn with shippon below. Early or mid-19th century. Stone rubble with quoins and arches of dressed devonian limestone. Hipped slated roof. Two storeys. Ground storey has three wide, segmental-headed doorways facing the farmhouse, the middle one flanked by buttresses rising to eaves-level, where they carry a small pent roof. Between the buttresses in second storey is a pair of large loading doors. At either side of the buttresses at this level is a ventilation slit, and to left of the left-hand slit, below the eaves, is a small window with upright iron bars. Rear elevation has big barn doors at ground level, corresponding to those at the front and also flanked by buttresses carrying a pent roof. To right of it is another doorway with segmental arch.
Interior: the left-hand section of the upper storey is walled off and has heavy beams designed to carry machinery; the shippon below does not extend to this end of the building. Kingpost-and-ridge roof with upward braces. The barn makes an excellent group with langmead farmhouse.

Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.

Building is depicted on the modern mapping.

Historic England, 2017, National Heritage List for England, Accessed 13/03/2017 (National Heritage List for England). SDV359963.

BICKINGTON SX 77 SE 7/10 Bank Barn about 10 metres north- - west of Langmead Farmhouse - GV II
Bank barn with shippon below. Early or mid C19. Stone rubble with quoins and arches of dressed Devonian limestone. Hipped slated roof. 2 storeys. Ground storey has 3 wide, segmental-headed doorways facing the farmhouse, the middle one flanked by buttresses rising to eaves-level, where they carry a small pent roof. Between the buttresses in second storey is a pair of large loading doors. At either side of the buttresses at this level is a ventilation slit, and to left of the left-hand slit, below the eaves, is a small window with upright iron bars. Rear elevation has big barn doors at ground level, corresponding to those at the front and also flanked by buttresses carrying a pent roof. To right of it is another doorway with segmental arch. Interior: the left-hand section of the upper storey is walled off and has heavy beams designed to carry machinery; the shippon below does not extend to this end of the building. Kingpost-and-ridge roof with upward braces. The barn makes an excellent group with Langmead Farmhouse (q.v.)
Listing NGR: SX7950473421

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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