Barn and Adjoining outbuildings, Holnicote Estate

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Barn and adjoining outbuildings located to south of Piles Mill and Mill House (MNA139833). Forming a linear range, they include a barn, Shippon, Pigsty and Linhay dating to the mid-19th century. The range of buildings is now in use as an Education Centre.

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The Bank Barn and outbuildings, south of Piles Mill are Grade II listed. The Listing description describes the buildings as 'Mid- 19th century in date, built of red sandstone random rubble with some cob in detached building'. The buildings for a range of 'outbuildings running roughly north-south from Piles Millhouse (qv): detached outbuilding linked by C20 gate (not included) to shelter shed abutting bank barn with outbuilding and byre beyond.'. [1]

The bank barn and outbuildings were recorded in detail in 1993 along with Piles Mill, as part of the Vernacular Building Survey of the Holnicote Estate. The associated Mill and Mill House are recorded seperatley as MNA139833. The following describes each adjoining building:

The Cart Linhay, now garage and sunhouse: Open fronted two bay single storey building, butting onto west end of Bank Barn, gable ended, facing onto the yard. Slate roof with collared ridge tiles. Mainly rubble red sandstone with some grey waterworn stone. Rear wall built into bank. Half-hip built up in west gable. Not shown on 1876 Holnicote Estate map or 1841 Selworthy Tithe map, but on 1889 OS Somerset sheet XXXIV.6, scale 1:2500. Possibly mid 19c as the 1876 map seems to be just a copy of the Tithe map, there are very few differences. The half-hip at the west end suggests thatch before the roof was slated, it may however only indicate a change of materials or of plan. Mid/ late 19c.

Bank Barn, now education centre ( in hand): East facing, centre of a range of four buildings, two storey on the east face, with the west wall built into the bank, giving access on that side at first floor level only. The Linhay butts onto the north wall, and the former Shippon onto the south, with the Pigsties set on its south wall. Gabled roof, catslide over the central advanced section of the east front. Cobbled yard in front, a mixture of earlier cobbling and late 19c waterworn pebbles. A wall separates the yard from the garden. A brick on stone cattle trough is set through the southeast part of the south yard wall. The southeastern corner of the yard is semicircular with an opening, its function is not known.

The first floor of the barn is used as an education centre, it was a threshing barn. The roof is of slate with plain red ridge tiles. The walls are rubble stone, a mix of red, purple and grey- green sandstone, roughly squared in the quoins and jambs. Lintels are either a piece of red sandstone or segmental arches over the wider openings. Rear wall all red sandstone. Built between 1876 Holnicote Estate map and 1889 OS Somerset sheet XXXIV.6, if the map evidence is to be believed. The estate map was copied from the 1841 Selworthy Tithe map, so it is just possible this is mid 19c in date. As a bank barn the threshing floor and doors were on the first floor, and the ground floor was used for stock, with a fold yard in front. First floor converted into a field studies centre along with Shippon in 1991. Mid/ late 19c.

Shippon, now entrance/ kitchen/ cloakrooms ( in hand): One and a half storey, three bay, butting on south wall of barn, built into bank, west wall continuous with that of barn. The east wall had two roof-high openings. Ridged roof, lower than that of Bank Barn. Adapted as entrance, kitchen and lavatories serving the education centre in the barn in 1991. Slate roof with red ridge tiles. Rubble stone walls, red sandstone mixed with some purple and a few pieces of lias. Rear wall continuous with that of barn, all red sandstone. Not shown on 1876 Holnicote Estate map but on 1889 OS Somerset sheet XXXIV.6, scale 1:2500. See comments on Bank Barn about this dating.

Pigsties, now wood store ( in hand): Single storey addition at the south end of the barn range, gable-ended, butting onto the south wall of Shippon. Double roman tile roof with matching roof. Rubble stone walls, mostly waterworn purple sandstone with some red, grey and green, brick quoins and jambs, wood lintels. Added to the barn range, later than other buildings, not shown on the 1889 OS Somerset sheet XXXIV.6, scale 1:2500, but on the 1903 2nd edition. C. 1900. [2]

The Bank Barn (surveyed in 2001) is now in use as an education centre. [3]

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