Lower Tresenny Barn

Lower Tresenny Barn
"a large barn, now much mutilated"[1]
Type Barn
Location Grosmont Monmouthshire
Coordinates 51°54′43″N 2°51′40″W / 51.912°N 2.8612°W / 51.912; -2.8612Coordinates: 51°54′43″N 2°51′40″W / 51.912°N 2.8612°W / 51.912; -2.8612
Built 1692
Architectural style(s) Vernacular
Governing body Privately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Barn at Lower Tresenny
Designated 9 January 1956
Reference no. 1954
Location of Lower Tresenny Barn in Monmouthshire

The Barn at Lower Tresenny, Grosmont, Monmouthshire is an "extremely rare"[2] example of a cruck-framed barn. It dates from the mid 16th century. The barn is a Grade II* listed building.

History and description

The construction date for the barn is given by Cadw as c.1550.[2] It is a six-bay barn, with a cow-shed at the lower end. The architectural historian John Newman records "its most remarkable feature, the great cruck truss".[1] This supports the northern end of the roof. The truss at the southern end has been "much mutilated",[1] " sawn off below the tie"[3] and replaced with a "gimcrack modern truss".[1] The building is Grade II* listed, its record describing it as, "a well-preserved and exceptionally rare example".[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Newman 2000, p. 243.
  2. 1 2 3 "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net.
  3. "Listed Buildings - Full Report - HeritageBill Cadw Assets - Reports". cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net.

References

  • Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.
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