Description

SJ 87 NE WILMSLOW FORMER U.D. HOUGH LANE

5/290 Barn 30m east of Chonar
Farmhouse.

II

Formerly part of Denton Old Hall, Manchester, now a barn: later C15,
C18 brick walls but removed and rebuilt c.1980. English garden wall
bond red brick on stone plinth. Welsh slate roof. Rectangular plan.
West face has a central cart entrance and a door under segmental
arches, and 2 square pitch holes above. South gable shows original
timberwork of cambered tiebeam with dentils and a central shield.
Small panelling above contains quatrefoil pierced wooden panels and a
2-light wood mullioned window.
Interior: of 4 bays but only end bays of 2 storeys. 3 roof trusses
have heavily moulded cambered tiebeams with applied long mouldings to
the sides with central blank shields. At the ends the tiebeams are
arch braced and have 2 diagonal struts above. The central one has
just a collar. Similar mouldings to ceiling beams which at north end
rest on brackets with carved 'lions heads' breathing flames on the
spandels. These brackets carry the mouldings onto the posts.

Listing NGR: SJ8569079571

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26564192

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