Building record MLI97608 - Maltings and Oasthouse, Towngate House Farm, Market Deeping
Summary
Former maltings and oasthouse at Towngate House Farm, Market Deeping.
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Full Description
Former maltings, now a store, built in the late 18th century with minor 20th century alterations. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with a Collyweston slate roof. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}{2}
Recorded in January 2009 as part of a programme of historic building recording that took place prior to residential conversion of the farm buildings. The former oasthouse and associated barn are of 2 storeys, in an L-shaped plan form, and sit on the west side of Towngate House Farm. The oasthouse is attached to the northernmost bay of the eastern elevation of the barn. Based on cartographic evidence, they were built prior to 1806. Both structures are constructed out of coursed limestone rubble, held together with pale yellow/grey sandy mortar, with ashlar quoins. The barn has a timber-framed, gabled roof, and the oasthouse has a hipped roof; both are covered with Collyweston slate. The north and south elevations of the oasthouse each have a single square opening located below the eaves. The eastern elevation has a doorway and a small blocked window on the ground floor, and a single square opening on the first floor. The western elevation is connected to the barn. The interior of the oasthouse has lost its upper floor, and is open to the roof. It retained the original plastered walls, but this was very poor condition and was beginning to collaspe at the time of recording. The building has been re-roofed, and has lost the ventilation features that are typical of an oasthouse, indicating this took place after it ceased being used for tis function in around 1850. The barn is a 4 bay structure, which was likely used as a storage area for the crop before and after it was processed in the oasthouse. Each bay of the western elevation has a square opening at ground and first floor levels, and each bay has a dormer window in the roof structure. The eastern elevation is the same as the west, although the northernmost bay is concealed by the attached oasthouse. The southern elevation has openings at the first floor and attic levels, as well as a first floor doorway that would have been accessed by an exterior staircase, which had been removed prior to recording. The northern elevation has a square opening at each of the ground, first floor, and attic levels. The interior would have had three floors, but only the planked attic floor survives, although this was in poor condition at the time of recording. The oasthouse and its associated barn were deemed to be the most significant structures on the farm, as they are an example of a type of building that is rarely found in Lincolnshire, and therefore have regional significance. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.554.
- <2> SLI8342 Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 12/190.
- <3> SLI16175 Report: Allen Archaeological Associates. 2009. Towngate House Farm, Towngate West, Market Deeping. AAA site code: MADE 09.
- <4> SLI16176 Archive: Allen Archaeological Associates. 2009. Towngate House Farm, Towngate West, Market Deeping. LCNCC 2009.004.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 12918 10844 (15m by 27m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARKET DEEPING, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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