Stables and Barn at Countess Farm England, UK

Listed Building Description

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AMESBURY COUNTESS ROAD SU 14 SE (west side)

6/33 Stables and barn at Countess Farm (formerly listed as outbuildings to 31.12.74 Avondale School)

GV II Stables and barn to south of farmhouse. Barn 1772, for J. or I. Osgood. Stables of brick with thatched roof. Barn timber framed on brick sills, weatherboarded and thatched roof. Stables are of 4 bays, the bay nearest house a cartshed, and tackroom adjacent, before stables, with loft over. Central door to stables, with hinged ventilated openings either side. Interior altered, now 3 double bays with continuous manger. No feed drop. Barn is of 5 bays, with a central cartway and added midstrey on west side. Roof half hipped but midstrey hipped. Interior has jowled posts with straight braces to straight tie-beams, queen struts, collar and single tier purlins with straight wind braces. No wall bressumers. Trusses elaborately numbered from south and south post to midstrey opening inscribed with name and date. One of an important group of later C18 farm buildings at Countess Farm (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SU1534842118