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ORCHARD COTTAGE. NOKE (PRN 9987) (SP/54821285) - John Steane & Ival Hornbrook
,This four-roomed cottage with a one,bay outshut has a roof with
a raised cruck construction. Smoke blackening suggested that the
first phase of the building was an open hall c. 1550-1600. À floor
was inserted at the eastern end and a chimney built at the western gable
end c. 1600-1650. A floor was added with the main beam lying
transversely over the tops of the front window, dormers were
put in cutting away the windbraces at the front of the house. Windbraces
survive on two bays at the rear. The addition of the outshut as
a dairy, resulted in the blocking of a secondary window which had been
partly used for the door into the outshut. The cottage had been
thatched and two layers with two sets of rafters remained. Our
thanks to Mr. Foddy the owner for inviting us to investigate.
FERN HOUSE,SHRIVENHAM (PRN 9947) (SP/24008900) - John Steane
Situated behind the school Fern House was originally a large
farm with barns and yards to the north. A seven bay house,of red
brick and vitrified headers. One original leaded window is in the
rear of the house now lighting the bathroom. Outshuts of different
dates are behind. There were originally three main chambers on
the ground floor. The lobby entrance opens onto an axially placed
stack with one timber lintelled fireplace in situ. There are good
iron fittings and original doors on the first floor. All the windows
,except the one mentioned have been renewed. Date 1690-1720. Our
thanks to the owners, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edwards for inviting us
to investigate.
(2) Agricultural and Industrial Buildings
CALCOTTS BARN, SHIPPON NEAR ABINGDON (PRN 9333) (SU. 485980)
- James Bond
Drawings of this barn were made prior to its conversion to a
sports hall for the school which now occupies the adjacent house.
The barn is listed in a mid-17th century survey of the buildings of
Calcotts.Manor, and appears to date from the 15th century. At this
time the manor of Shippon belonged to Abingdon Abbey but was leased
out to lay tenants. The barn is stone-built, of five bays, with
a raisedcruck roof with two.sets of purlins and wind-braces.
PREBENDAL BARN, SHIPTON-UNDER-WYCHWOOD (PRN 11,757) (SP/27961807) - James Bond
A large rubble barn with a stone slate roof was found, to contain
two raised-cruck trusses probably of fifteenth-century date on
either side of the entry. The remaining trusses .are later
replacements.
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