Description

ORCHESTON ORCHESTON ST. MARY
SU 04 NE
(east side)
2/178 Barn at Drax House
GV II
Barn. Mid C18. Weatherboarding on timber-frame with brick plinth,
corrugated iron half-hipped roof. 5 bays and west and east
aisles. Opposing wagon entries with wooden double doors in central
bay. Truss to north side of threshing floor has initials and date
ED 1735. Roof trusses have tie-beams with tension braces to jowled
main posts, raking struts to principals, and collars, aisles have
tie-beams with struts to principals.
(Unpublished records of RCHM (England), Salisbury)

Listing NGR: SU0596845245

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26638401

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]