Building record 1068601000 - PITSTONE GREEN MODEL FARM, Vicarage Road

Summary

Eighteenth century timber-framed barn, with projecting cowshed and stable wings dating from 1830.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1161238: BARN AND PROJECTING SIDE WINGS TO NORTH OF PITSTONE GREEN FARMHOUSE (DBC3916)

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Type and Period (9)

  • BARN (18th Century to 19th Century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
  • STABLE (Built about 1830, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • COW HOUSE (Built about 1830, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BARN (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
  • CART SHED (Built about 1830, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • CATTLE SHELTER (Built about 1830, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • GRANARY (Built about 1830, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • HAYLOFT (Built about 1830, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • MODEL FARM (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Grade II. Barn with projecting cowshed and stable wings, around 3 sides of farmyard. Barn has 5 C18 bays, extended with 3 bays to east c1830. Timber frame and weatherboard, tiled roof. Projecting gabled waggon entries to bays 3 and 7. Lean-to extensions to front of remainder that to centre open with perches for poultry. C18 bays have trusses with diagonal braces to tie beams, and raking queen posts. Cowshed and stable wings are of c1830, of pale chequer brick with tiled roofs. Left wing, of one storey, had 2 loose boxes with stable doors and slatted windows, and cowshed with 2 doors, 2 similar windows and manger inside, at N end. Taller right wing contains stables with hayloft above, and granary at N end over open shelter for cattle. 3 stable doors, 2 slatted and partly glazed windows, 2 small board doors to left. Cart shed to rear. C20th open shelter to front of barn which is not special interest. Part of Pitstone Green Farm Museum (B1).
Described as a U-shaped barn with side wings circa 1830 (B2).
Detailed study of history and development of the farm buildings and condition survey carried out by Northamptonshire Archaeology. See report for detail (B3).
Illustrated history (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC19041 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p72.
  • <2>SBC19270 Bibliographic reference: English Heritage. ?. Thematic Survey of Planned and Model Farms. p2.
  • <3>SBC23408 Unpublished document: Northamptonshire Archaeology. 2009. Archaeological building and desk-based assessment at Pitstone Green Farm, Pistone.
  • <4>SBC24237 Bibliographic reference: Pitstone Local History Society. 1979. In Pitstone Green there is a Farm.

Location

Grid reference SP 93739 15641 (point)
Civil Parish PITSTONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Historic building recording and condition survey (EBC17184)

Record last edited

Feb 1 2023 12:23PM

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