Barbers Farm Cottage, Hurley Lane, Over Whitacre
A Medieval cruck house, Over Whitacre, North Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Council
The exposed cruck frame in a Medieval cruck house, Over Whitacre
Warwickshire County Council
Description of this historic site
A Medieval cruck house which is situated on Harley Lane, Whitacre Fields. The cottage is a listed building.
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Notes about this historic site
1 Barber’s Farm Cottage is a Grade II Listed Building of 15th century date (though altered and extended in the 19th century), and is one of the oldest vernacular buildings in the parish. It was originally of cruck construction. A programme of archaeological observation and recording in 1998 revealed the south cruck of the 15th century cottage, together with evidence for later alterations. The earliest internal feature recorded was a 17th century fireplace and ash pit; the remains of an earlier floor were recovered.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
Comments
This is not Barber’s Farm but Corbetts Cottage which stood across the fields from Hoar Hall Farm Over Whitacre. It was pulled down in the 1950s by a closing order form the council.
This is Barbers Farm. First photo probably taken circa 1997 or before. The second picture was taken circa 1998 when the right hand half was taken down due to structural issues and rebuilt. This exposed the cruck frame for a short time.
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