Summary
This outlying barn was originally attached to Thrang but is now on the land farmed with Tongue House. In its original form the barn had a two storey section at the southern end, the upper door (now blocked) being entered from a narrow ramp rising along the side wall. A similar arrangement bay be seen at Cockley Beck, but it is not generally found elsewhere. The southern jamb of the wain door has been rebuilt, or perhaps just mortared, the southern gable has also been mortared to prevent it falling out.
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Monument Types
- HAY BARN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Description
This outlying barn was originally attached to Thrang but is now on the land farmed with Tongue House. It is at present derelict and not used by the farmer. In its original form the barn had a two storey section at the southern end, the upper door (now blocked) being entered from a narrow ramp rising along the side wall. A similar arrangement bay be seen at Cockley Beck, but it is not generally found elsewhere. The southern jamb of the wain door has been rebuilt, or perhaps just mortared, the southern gable has also been mortared to prevent it falling out.
ROOF - The roof timbers are badly rotten and the principal of the northern truss in particular has snapped. All wood used is sawn and upright, trusses have raised tie-beams with high raking queen struts and collar alternate front rafters are tied at eaves level to the back rafters. The front pitch has a conventional untorched slate roof, the rear pitch is felt over boarding.
WALLS - Cobbles and surface gathered slates are laid with fines between square ; upright quoins. The southern gable is leaning and has done since the roof was last renewed; it has been mortared to help stabilise the stonework.
DETAILS - The smaller doorway has no fittings. The wain door has one 20th century door and styper but the other is missing. The only visible internal fittings was the flagstone threshing floor. (There did not seem to be a winnowing door.)
(NT VBS SURVEYOR; 1986)
References
- SZI50236 - Vernacular Building Survey: Martin Higgins. 01/08/1986. Vernacular building survey of Tongue House Farm, Duddon.
Other Statuses and References
None Recorded
Associated Events
- ENA1460 - Field Survey, Vernacular Building Survey, Tongue House Farm, Duddon Valley, 1986
Associated Finds
None Recorded