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HOBCROFT FIELD BARN, WARSLOW Report on Historic Building Recording South West Peak Landscape Partnership Scheme BARNS AND BUILDINGS PROJECT HOBCROFT FIELD BARN, WARSLOW Report on Historic Building Recording SWP BB Project No. 005 (Barn UID: 0958_B001) Key Information Project Name Hobcroft Barn Repairs Report title Hobcroft Field Barn, Warslow: Report on Historic Building Recording Report Status Final BB Project No. 005 Client PDNPA NGR SK0910358440 Author Dr Catherine Parker Heath Illustrations Catherine Parker Heath Date 04/08/2020 Version and Final. Hobcroft Barn Historic Building Recording filename Report_final Hobcroft Field Barn Historic Building Recording Page 2 of 72 Contents Key Information.................................................................................................................. 2 Contents ............................................................................................................................ 3 1. Summary ..................................................................................................................... 7 2. Introduction................................................................................................................. 8 3. Setting, topography and geology .................................................................................. 8 4. Aims and Purposes....................................................................................................... 9 4.1. Regional Research Aims and Objectives ................................................................. 9 4.2. Historic Building Recording Objectives................................................................... 9 5. Methodology ..............................................................................................................10 5.1. Coverage .............................................................................................................10 5.2. Building recording level ........................................................................................10 5.3. Building recording methodology ...........................................................................10 6. Development of the building .......................................................................................12 6.1. Background .........................................................................................................12 6.2. External Features .................................................................................................12 6.3. Internal Features: Ground floor ............................................................................14 6.4. Internal Features: First Floor ................................................................................17 7. Discussion...................................................................................................................18 7.1. General ...............................................................................................................18 7.3. Graffiti.................................................................................................................19 8. Conclusions.................................................................................................................20 9. Archive transfer ..........................................................................................................21 10. References ..............................................................................................................21 11. Illustrations .............................................................................................................23 11.1. Location maps ..................................................................................................23 11.1.1. Location of Hobcroft Barn, Warslow, Staffordshire Moorlands in the Country.....23 11.1.2. Location of Hobcroft Barn, Warslow in the Peak District National Park ..............24 11.1.3. Location map ...................................................................................................25 11.2. Setting .............................................................................................................26 11.3. Topography......................................................................................................27 11.4. Plans ................................................................................................................30 Hobcroft Field Barn Historic Building Recording Page 3 of 72 11.4.1. Ground floor plan..........................................................................................30 11.4.2. First floor plan ..............................................................................................31 11.5. Elevations ........................................................................................................32 11.5.1. South East elevation .....................................................................................32 11.5.2. North West elevation ....................................................................................33 11.5.3. South West elevation ....................................................................................34 11.5.4. North East elevation .....................................................................................34 11.6. Sections ...........................................................................................................35 11.6.1. Long-section L-L1 ..........................................................................................35 11.6.2. Cross-section A-A1 ........................................................................................35 11.7. Photographic record plans................................................................................36 11.7.1. Ground floor photo plan................................................................................36 11.7.2. First floor photo plan.....................................................................................37 11.8. Photographs used to illustrate all key points .....................................................38 Photo 11.8.1. SE elevation ...........................................................................................38 Photo 11.8.2. SW elevation..........................................................................................38 Photo 11.8.4. NE elevation ..........................................................................................39 Photo 11.8.5. Looking N, SE and SW elevations ............................................................40 Photo 11.8.6. Looking S, NW and NE elevations............................................................40 Photo 11.8.7. Looking W, SE and NE elevations ............................................................41 Photo 11.8.8. Looking SW, paving to SE of barn............................................................41 Photo 11.8.9. Looking SW and down, paving to SE of barn............................................42 Photo 11.8.10. Doorway (A), internal view ...................................................................42 Photo 11.8.11. Doorway (A) internal wooden lintel, and beam (O) ................................43 Photo 11.8.12. Niche (N)..............................................................................................43 Photo 11.8.13. Window (H) at SW end, internal view ....................................................44 Photo 11.8.14. Beams (O), looking NW towards window (H), niche (N) to left of picture 44 Photo 11.8.15. Floorboards (P) ....................................................................................45 Photo 11.8.16. Floorboards (P) ....................................................................................45 Photo 11.8.17. Floorboards (P) ....................................................................................46 Photo 11.8.18. Floorboards (P) ....................................................................................46 Photo 11.8.19. Ratch-stake (R) ....................................................................................47 Photo 11.8.20. Partition (S) SW side .............................................................................47 Hobcroft Field Barn Historic Building Recording Page 4 of 72 Photo 11.8.21. Partition (S), SW side detail ..................................................................48 Photo 11.8.22. Partition (S) NE side..............................................................................48 Photo 11.8.23. Partition (S) NE side detail ....................................................................49 Photo 11.8.24. Partition (S) NE side detail, initials FH and date 1910.............................49 Photo 11.8.25. Partition (S) NE side detail of apotropaic marks.....................................50 Photo 11.8.26. Partition (S) NE side detail of apotropaic marks.....................................50 Photo 11.8.27. Niche (T) ..............................................................................................51 Photo 11.8.28. NE side of doorway (G) .........................................................................51 Photo 11.8.29. Doorway (G) internal lintel ...................................................................52 Photo 11.8.30. Doorway (G) and partition (W) ............................................................52 Photo 11.8.31. Niche (U)..............................................................................................53 Photo 11.8.32. Doorway (B) internal lintel and
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