Summary
This four bay threshing barn was apparently intended exclusively for corn storage since there are no openings other than the wain and winnowing doors. At the southern end is a rectangular enclosure which was almost certainly roofed at some time. The 1914 OS map shows it in its present open state. On the western side of the barn, overlapping both of the previous sections, is a narrow lean-to for general use. The whole of the floor is cobbled.
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Monument Types
- THRESHING BARN (Late 17th C to Late 19th C - 1700 AD to 1900 AD)
Description
This four bay threshing barn was apparently intended exclusively for corn storage since there are no openings other than the wain and winnowing doors. It is now used mainly as a shelter shed and for covered clipping. At the southern end is a rectangular enclosure which was almost certainly roofed at some time. The 1914 OS map shows it in its present open state. On the western side of the barn, overlapping both of the previous sections, is a narrow lean-to for general use. The whole of the floor is cobbled.
ROOF - Corrugated asbestos with sawn tiebeam roof trusses dating like that of Barn (ntsmr 26276) from 1962. It has since that date been blown off and replaced.
WALLS - Cobbles, knapped cobbles and quarried stone is laid in the local fashion. Many of the interior walls remain mortar, but if there was originally any on the outside it has since washed out.
(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