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Turnastone Court - Building 17

A brick shelter shed with 8 bays and a feed way along the east wall. The external east wall, towards the south end of the building has decorative blue lozenges

The east elevation of buildings 17-18.

The roof of buildings 16-18 are of stone slabs and in the welsh tradition. Stone slabs are pegged together with the largest stones placed at the bottom of the roof.

The open fronted cattle shed of building 17

The shed is supported by 5 timber and 2 iron posts on concrete pads along the west front. There is a doorway through the east wall into the walkway. The roof trusses have iron king rods (common in the 1880’s and later) and have carpenters marks from north to south.

 

 

 

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