Building record 1155/1 - Barn at Overton Hall Farm

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Summary

Grade II listed timber farmed barn at Overton Hall Farm dating from the sixteenth or seventeenth century. Wood was in plentiful supply as a building material in Britain until the 17th century. It was therefore the most practical material for house building. Timber framed buildings consist of a wooden framework (usually oak) that was infilled to created solid walls. Infill material used included wattle and daub, lath and plaster, brick and weather board. Brick nogging, (brick infill) was often used in the 17th and 18th centuries to replace earlier wattle and daub or lath and plaster infill as it was longer lasting.

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Full Description

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 56579 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

Barn. Sixteenth or seventeenth century. Timber framed with butt-boarded infill and with a stone-slate roof. Single storey. The road front is covered with twentieth century vertical weatherboarding with a double doorway at centre and two rectangular pitch-holes at right and left. The gable ends are of nineteenth century brick. The rear has a twentieth century outshut adjoining it at left of corrugated iron within which the rear wall of the barn has an ashlar plinth supporting cells of small-framing with butt-boarded infill. Adjoining at right is a nineteenth century range of farm buildings. Interior: four trusses having tie-beams supported by angle braces with angle braces connecting with the principals. Two sets of purlins with wind bracing and a ridge beam.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2005. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 56579. [Mapped features: #39053 56579; #63348 56579]

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 803 605 (27m by 9m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ86SW
Civil Parish SMALLWOOD, CONGLETON, CHESHIRE EAST
Historic Township/Parish/County SMALLWOOD, ASTBURY, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 4 2025 2:13PM