Building record MDR8376 - Barn Southeast of Bank Top Farm, B5056, Winster
Type and Period (4)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Field Barn to Southeast of Bank Top Farm, B5056, Winster, built between 1835-1879.
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 OS map c1880.' (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.' (9)
An historic building survey was carried out in 2021: 'the Barn was constructed between 1835 - 1879, similarities with other local barns including Emmots Barn in Winster that was constructed by 1835 (Thompson and Beauchamp 2019, 18) and Barn on Summer Lane, Wirksworth that was built between 1835 - 1849 would suggest a date closer to 1835. It comprised a cowhouse in the northern bay which would have housed eight cows tethered facing the southern bay with a loft over for the storage of bedding and possibly grain. The southern bay would have principally been the hay mew; a large open part of the building where hay was stored. Threshing may have been undertaken at the barn as the opposing doors of Bay 2 would facilitate the winnowing of the small amount of corn crop that was often grown in dairying areas. The barn was subsequently remodelled between 1897 - 1920 with additions to the south gable and east elevation which are no longer extant. During this period the upper sections of the south gable and both elevations may have been re-built and the roof replaced.' (10)
Sources/Archives (10)
- <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. 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> SDR24635 Unpublished document: Thomas, J and V Beauchamp. 2019. Barn Adjacent to B5056, Winster, Derbyshire: Heritage Assessment.
- <10> SDR24813 Unpublished document: Hurford, M. 2022. Barn Adjacent to the B5056, Winster, Derbyshire: Historic Building Recording.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 23815 60044 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINSTER, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Sep 19 2024 9:44AM