| Description | Barn to South of Chiserley Hall, Wadsworth.
'G.V. II Barn, initialled and dated 'W.M. '. Dressed stone, stone slate roof. Quoins. 1837 Elliptical arched cart entry with rusticated voussoirs. Mistal doorways to either side. Coped gables with kneelers. Right hand return wall has owl hole with date inscription'
(English Heritage listed building description. Date listed 12/12/1984. http://list.english heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1265418. Web site accessed 21/10/2013).
The barn at Chiserley Hall was the subject of a planning application in 2000 for 'Change of use and conversion of barn to dwelling (Calderdale Council planning reference number 00/01702/LBC). Peter Thornborrow (Senior Historic Buildings Officer) provided the consultation response.
Thornborrow described the barn as of the early 19th century built of well coursed dressed stone with prominent ashlar copings. Both principal elevations are similarly fenestrated with central basket arched cart entry that features chamfered voussoirs with similar chamfered quoined angles that incorporate side mistal doorways with a single light window. Above the cart entry on the south side is a simple Venetian window. It is roofed with stone slates and has neatly tabled coped gables, that to the east has an owl hole in its apex that is initialled 'W M' (for William Mitchell) and bears the date stone 1837. Internally it has four bays divided by substantial queen post trusses with oak rafters and purlins. The central threshing bay is stone flagged and there is hayloft to the east side above the cow mistal at a lower level, that has eight standings with boskins (cow stalls) mostly surviving intact. The hayloft is supported off a well constructed beamed ceiling.
Thornborrow considered the development to be appropriate considering the recent housing occupying adjacent fields. The proposed new windows were also welcomed as they maintained the agricultural look by avoiding roof lights. Thornborrow made a few suggestions regarding the treatment of the cart entries. As the barn was largely unaltered on the interior, Thornborrow recommended photographic recording prior to alteration.
(Thornborrow, P.H. 2000. Consultation response to Calderdale Council planning reference number 00/01702/LBC. Barn to South of Chiserley Hall).
A photographic survey was undertaken by Lisa Parker and Rahul Basu in 2001 in accordance to a specification set by Peter Thornborrow (Basu, R. and Parker, L. 2001: Thornborrow, P.H. 2001). The photographic images are held by WYAAS. |