Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bank Barn at Howick Farm
Devauden, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Agriculture and Subsistence
- Date of designation
- 8 September 2000
- Locality
- Itton
- Town
- Chepstow
- Community
- Devauden
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.65601, -2.72112
- Cadw reference
- 23966
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
About 120m south of Howick Farmhouse.
History
A probably late C18 small threshing barn which was burnt by the machine breakers in 1814 intent on destroying the new threshing machine housed inside it. It was re-roofed soon after this, but the roof has been covered in sheeting in recent years.
Exterior
Built of roughly coursed limestone rubble with corrugated metal sheeting roof. Projecting gabled porch on the yard side with vertical sheeting in the gable. Strip vent on either side with small square vents for the hayloft. Small vents at two levels and an owl hole in the gable ends. The outside face of the barn has a central elliptical arch to the threshing floor with a low strip vent on the left and a high one for the tallet on the right, plus small vents.
Interior
Early C19 five bay roof of principal rafters with ties, some queen struts, three tiers of light butt purlins and a ridge piece. The charred lintels from the fire in 1814 (see History) are still in evidence.
Reason for designation
Included for its historic interest and its group value with the other barn, house and stable at Howick Farm.
Nearby in the register
- Stable block at Howick FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Yard Barn at Howick FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Howick FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Itton CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.