Building record MDR8376 - Field barn, south-east of Bank Top Farm, Winster
Type and Period (2)
- ROPEWALK (Former Type) ? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FIELD BARN (Built, Victorian - 1840 AD? to 1860 AD? (approximately))
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Field barn with a complete roof. (1).
The roof is made of tile and flagstone and the building is in use for cattle. (2,3).
A single storey barn with mortared limestone rubble, dressed gritstone corner quoins, parapet and kneelers. The roof is a mixture of Welsh slate, ceramic tile and stone tile. The barn is shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map and therefore pre-dates 1880. (4).
Photographic record. (6-7).
The building may be the 'Rope House', set in a long narrow field known as 'Rope Walk' during enclosures. The field was allocated to Cabel Wilcock who figures in parish records as supplying bell ropes for the church, or possibly for lead mines. (8).
The view that the field served as a ropewalk is likely to be incorrect: Wilcock was evidently making rope in 1750, well before 1761, and the structure at the west end of the field is typical of a field barn. Whereas the structure associated with an open air ropewalk would have been a light timber structure containing winding equipment. Furthermore, a document of 1812 indicates that the premises at which Wilcock made his rope was elsewhere. It exdended over a larger area and contained a dwelling (i.e. it probably lay somewhere in the village rather than outside of it.). The building standing in 2019 towards the western end of the field is a single storey field barn, probably dating to the mid-19th century. It is constucted of local limestone rubble, with 3 cow stalls at one side of the building and with a storage area at the other side. It contains most of its original fetures, making it an important survival. (13)
Sources/Archives (13)
- <1> SDR19124 Personal Observation: Murcott, A (PDNPA). 1994-5. Barn Condition Survey.
- <2> SDR19125 Unpublished document: Ingham, D (PDNPA). 2001. Barn condition survey, Birchover and Winster.
- <3> SDR18975 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Colour photograph collection. Film.
- <4> SDR20141 Unpublished document: Taylor, H (PDNPA). 1998. Bank Top Farm, Winster, Bonsall, South Darley, Derbyshire, archaeological survey 1998. pp 20-21, illus.
- <5> SDR19107 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). 1998-2001. Peak District National Park Authority Farm Surveys. 1998:302.13.
- <6> SDR18970 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Black and white photograph collection. 474.13-15.
- <7> SDR18971 Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Slide Collection. 15435.1-3.
- <8> SDR19109 Bibliographic reference: Hill, R (PPJPB). 1985. Peak Park Treasures. F7.
- <9> SDR23696 Digital data: Historic England. 2016. Peak District National Park Historic Farmsteads Project: Digital Dataset.
- <10> SDR23697 Unpublished document: Historic England. 2016. Peak District National Park Historic Farmsteads Project: Character Statements.
- <11> SDR23698 Unpublished document: Historic England. 2016. Peak District National Park Historic Farmsteads Project: Project Report.
- <12> SDR23699 Unpublished document: Historic England. 2016. Peak District National Park Historic Farmsteads Project: Design Guidance.
- <13> SDR24635 Unpublished document: Thomas, J & Beauchamp, V. 2019. Barn Adjacent to B5056, Winster: Heritage Assessment.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 23815 60045 (9m by 10m) (Approximate) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINSTER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- EDR5086
- EDR3831
- EDR4105
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Record last edited
Aug 12 2020 4:12PM