SO8714 : Barn, Upton St. Leonards
near to Upton St Leonards, Gloucestershire, Great Britain

Barn, Upton St. Leonards
This magnificent barn is at Manor Farm, on Portway. The following description is taken from the description on Link
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"Large barn with attached stable at east end. C15, possibly
earlier; late C17 stable. Very large coursed and squared
limestone; timber framing; coursed rubble to stable; stone slate
roof (clay pantile to north slope). Off-centre south porch to 6-
bay barn; stable with loft. South side: stone base walls with
chamfered plinth and buttresses; gabled porch with plank barn doors
and outshut to right; weatherboarded porch gable and upper part of
barn walls; low opening in wall to left of porch with plank doors;
plain stone side wall to stable. East end: barn end is half-hipped
with small gablet, gabled stable with 2 stable doors having timber
lintels; central loft door over with timber lintels; 3 rows of
a pigeon holes in gable apex. North side: weatherboarded above
buttressed stone base walls as to south; central porch with raised
sprocketted roof; attached shelter sheds are not of special
interest. West end: weatherboarded half-hipped gable end with
I 3 gablet above buttressed stone base wall.
S= Interior has 7 raised cruck trusses with very high cambered collars
and arched bracing; 2 rows of purlins and ogee-curved wind bracing:
close studded end walls; small framing along sides. Internal span Il of approximately 8.2m across feet of crucks. Rafters and framing
are original: C15 work is largely intact with little evidence of
repair or replacement. C19 iron tie-rods sag and appear
unnecessary. A lofty and elegant structure. Important barn and
one of the best in the county. Possibly built as Tithe Barn for Gloucester Abbey. (N.W. Alcock, Cruck Construction: An Introduction and Catalogue, Q 1981).
"Large barn with attached stable at east end. C15, possibly
earlier; late C17 stable. Very large coursed and squared
limestone; timber framing; coursed rubble to stable; stone slate
roof (clay pantile to north slope). Off-centre south porch to 6-
bay barn; stable with loft. South side: stone base walls with
chamfered plinth and buttresses; gabled porch with plank barn doors
and outshut to right; weatherboarded porch gable and upper part of
barn walls; low opening in wall to left of porch with plank doors;
plain stone side wall to stable. East end: barn end is half-hipped
with small gablet, gabled stable with 2 stable doors having timber
lintels; central loft door over with timber lintels; 3 rows of
a pigeon holes in gable apex. North side: weatherboarded above
buttressed stone base walls as to south; central porch with raised
sprocketted roof; attached shelter sheds are not of special
interest. West end: weatherboarded half-hipped gable end with
I 3 gablet above buttressed stone base wall.
S= Interior has 7 raised cruck trusses with very high cambered collars
and arched bracing; 2 rows of purlins and ogee-curved wind bracing:
close studded end walls; small framing along sides. Internal span Il of approximately 8.2m across feet of crucks. Rafters and framing
are original: C15 work is largely intact with little evidence of
repair or replacement. C19 iron tie-rods sag and appear
unnecessary. A lofty and elegant structure. Important barn and
one of the best in the county. Possibly built as Tithe Barn for Gloucester Abbey. (N.W. Alcock, Cruck Construction: An Introduction and Catalogue, Q 1981).
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- SO8714, 2 images (find more images nearby)
- Photographer
- Derek Harper (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Friday, 4 July, 2008
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 8 July, 2008
- Category
- Barn (find more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SO 8710 1412 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:49.5329N 2:11.3148W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36:
SO 8708 1409 - View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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