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Description:  Standing just to the west of the farmhouse (ntsmr 25528) is this range of buildings consisting of barn with grange space and stable within, coachman's cottage and workshop to the rear.
The barn is probably of late 18th century date as indicated by the roof structure and masonry. It is now proven but likely that the coachman's cottage is a mid 19th century addition, at which time part of the barn was converted into a stable. There is no evidence of vertical joints as exterior walls are rendered, however an owl hole in the wall between cottage and barn exists, suggesting it was an exterior wall and that the cottage is an addition. The workshop at the rear is an early to mid 20th century addition, probably for use as a garage; the garage doors into the barn are of the same date, although an opening may have already existed here for horse drawn vehicles.
IMPORTANT FEATURES - Roof structure. Stable interior. Fireplace in cottage.
BARN
WALLS - Surface gathered and quarried stone laid in mortar, upright slate quoins and wooden lintels with slate drip courses above.
ROOF - Two 18th century tiebeam trusses notched and pegged once at apex (one principle rafter a 20th century replacement); purlins are hardwood and original (one a 20th century softwood replacement), entrenched and laid in single lengths over each bay. Rafters and ridge purlin sawn softwood and together with felting are late 20th century. Local slates, cast iron gutter and clay ridge tiles.
If supposition is correct, this was a three bay 18th century barn, possibly originally with central threshing floor. Present floor is late 20th century concrete.
GARAGE doors - Early to mid 20th century
Door - Six planks in frame, Norfolk latch, strap hinges, late 19th or 20th century.
STABLE - Inserted into the bar in the mid 19th century, the room is divided into one loosebox and one stall with a further loosebox in a separate room.
FITTINGS - Floor - tiled and slate flags. Divides between stall and loosebox: cast iron pillars capped with knobs. Pitch pine divides within cast iron frames, cast iron grill above. Cast iron mangers and sinks, pitch pine boarded walls. Joists and floorboards above - sawn softwood limewashed, beams - reused chamfered hardwood. Jacob's ladder and hatch above in NW corner of room.
WINDOW - 3 light fan, 20th century.
DOOR - 6 planks in frame, strap hinges late 19th or 20th century. Six glazed lights above.
COACHMAN'S COTTAGE
Constructed in mid 19th century with bedroom above kitchen / living room.
WALLS - Rendered.
ROOF - Slate
KITCHEN - Red and black tiled floor, stairs - mid to late 19th century with turned newel. Fireplace - mid 19th century, slate surround and shelf, cast iron hob grate.
WORKSHOP
ROOF - Local slates, softwood rafters and purlins.
WALLS - Surface gathered and quarried stone laid in mortar.
FLOOR - Concrete
GARAGE DOORS - mid 20th century (Green, S, 01/12/1986).

Country:  England

County:  Cumbria

District:  South Lakeland

Parish:  Claife

Grid Reference:   SD386989

Map Reference:  [EPSG:27700] 338671, 498945

Period:  1901 - 2050, 1780 - 1900, 1840 - 1900

Subject:  SITE, BARN, STABLE, COACHMANS COTTAGE, GARAGE

Identifiers: 
[ADS] Depositor Id: 25529
[ADS] Associated Id: HBSMR Id: MNA118200
[ADS] Import RCN: NTSMR-MNA118200

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[Publisher] National Trust