Description

RIVINGTON RIVINGTON LANE
SD 61 SW
14/184
22.10.52 Great House Barn
GV II

Barn, now cafe. Probably C16, but dated 1702 in gable; reduced; restored,
altered and enlarged c.1905 by Jonathan Simpson for Lord Leverhulme. Cruck
frame, cladding of squared sandstone and stone slates. Now 3 bays but
formerly longer, with aisles added c.1905, the roof carried down over them
on flatter pitch to a very low level; now very broad south gable wall has
Tudor-style timber-framed porch in centre (C20), a large 5-light flush
mullion window on each side and similar 4-light window over the porch, a
datestone above this window lettered in relief A north gable has a
T A R
1702
continuous 17-light window at ground floor and 4-light window above.
Interior: 2 full cruck trusses on very large boulder padstones, with blades
of large scantling, collars, yokes, and replacement tie-beams; aisles blades
principals, dorsals and windbraced purlins appear to be all modern
additions. Reference: VCH Lancs V p.289.

Listing NGR: SD6287713885

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Great House Barn at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5599342

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)