Building record 2016/2/2 - Barn 70m North-East of Shotwicklodge Farmhouse

Barn 70m north-east of Shotwicklodge Farmhouse, Lodge Lane. Probably later C16 with late C19 and C20 alterations. Timber framed with later brick infill in ground storey. Weather boarded above. Corrugated iron roof. Rectangular plan of two storeys and seven bays. Walls are close studded and have large passing braces surviving in parts, small angle braces visible inside. The main posts stand on stone pads and a stone plinth survives in one gable end. Numerous later openings inserted in ground storey. Wooden square pitch hole doors with strap hinges in upper storey. Interior: Roof trusses have arch braced tiebeam, with two large diagonal struts and wind braced trenched purlins. A very large barn in which the weather boarding and passing braces are unusual this far north in Cheshire. Full architectural description (1).

<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /4/55 (Report). SCH1934.