Building record MLI115987 - Outbuildings at East Manor Farm, North Owersby
Summary
A compact group of mid to late 19th century mixed farm buildings, centred around a likely early 19th century threshing barn.
Type and Period (10)
- THRESHING BARN (Post Medieval to Modern - 1800 AD? to 2050 AD)
- CREW YARD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD? to 2050 AD)
- CATTLE SHELTER (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD? to 2050 AD)
- POULTRY HOUSE (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1850 AD? to 1950 AD?)
- PIGGERY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD? to 2050 AD)
- FARM BUILDING (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD? to 2050 AD)
- STOREHOUSE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD? to 2050 AD)
- GRANARY (Post Medieval to Modern - 1800 AD? to 2050 AD)
- CART SHED (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD? to 2050 AD)
- STABLE (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
This complex of agricultural buildings was the subject of building recording, conducted in March 2014, prior to their proposed conversion. The complex developed in the mid to late 19th century as part of the classic Victorian 'High Farming' movement, when a series of mixed farm buildings were added to an existing, likely early 19th century threshing barn. Additional ranges were added to the initial structure to create a U-shaped complex arranged around a double crewyard.
The former threshing barn is a two-storey, east to west aligned structure, built of bricks laid in an English Garden Wall bond. It had a pitched roof of corrugated asbestos and cement panels at the time of survey. Tumbling-in brickwork was noted to the western elevation. A large segmental arched doorway is to the southern elevation, allowing access for loaded carts. A small lean-to structure is attached to the north elevation. The interior of the threshing barn has seen some later alterations, and much of the ground floor is of 20th century date. Some original features survive in the upper floor though, including a metal hopper and a block and tackle, testifying to this part of the structure's use as a granary.
The complex developed with the addition of a two-storey farm building and a single storey implement store, attached to the east and south of the threshing barn, and forming a central crewyard. Both of these structures were built of brick, laid in an English Garden Wall bond, and features hipped roofs of corrugated asbestos and cement panels. Raised pigsty bases were recorded in the ground floor of the two-storey structure, indicating its likely use for rearing pigs with space for feed held above. The single-storey structure was initally open-fronted to the east, though these were infilled at some point, when the structure was converted to be used to house pigs.
Subsequent developments in the later 19th century enlarged the crewyard area and added a western range of cattle sheds and stable, a poultry house to the south of the crewyard, and an extension to the eastern implement store. All of the structures were built of brick, laid in an English Garden Wall bond, and feature hipped roofs of corrugated asbestos and cement panels. The cattle sheds were much altered in the 20th century, when modern corrugated metal was used to re-roof and enlarge the struture. The implement store extension was also converted to house cattle at around the same time, and the former poultry house was used changed to house pigs. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI15086 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2014. Outbuildings at East Manor Farm, North Owersby. PCAS site code: EMFB 14.
- <2> SLI15087 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd. 2014. Outbuildings at East Manor Farm, North Owersby. LCNCC 2014.30.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 06192 95505 (48m by 41m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OWERSBY, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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