Late 19th century farm complex, Burton Bower Farm, Burton End (EHER 15901)
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Summary
Late 19th century farm buildings arranged around a courtyard, and converted to residential units in 2000-2001 after a building survey and watching brief.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5271 2405 (52m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STANSTED MOUNTFITCHET, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
- BARN (Late 19th century to Late 20th century - 1870 AD (at some time) to 1979 AD?)
- COW HOUSE (Late 19th century to Late 20th century - 1870 AD (at some time) to 1979 AD?)
- DAIRY (Late 19th century to Late 20th century - 1870 AD (at some time) to 1979 AD?)
- FARM LABOURERS COTTAGE (Late 19th century to Late 20th century - 1870 AD (at some time) to 1979 AD?)
- LOOSE BOX (Late 19th century to Late 20th century - 1870 AD (at some time) to 1979 AD?)
- GRANARY (Late 19th century to Late 20th century - 1870 AD (at some time) to 1979 AD?)
- STABLE (Late 19th century to Late 20th century - 1870 AD (at some time) to 1979 AD?)
- HOUSE (Late 19th century to Modern - 1870 AD (at some time) to 2050 AD?)
Description
2000-2001. Building survey and watching brief.
Late 19th century farm buildings arranged around a courtyard. Built around the 1870s in response to the depression in arable farming, this range of buildings comprised a cow house/milking shed, loose boxes and a cottage/dairy in its eastern range. Stables and granary formed the main part of the corresponding western range, while to the north and sheltering the central courtyard was a large brick built storage barn.
The courtyard was divided by a central spinal wall from which the open-sided shelter sheds with integral feeder troughs opened into the courtyards (east and west). The buildings appear to have been out of use for dairy/cattle rearing on a large scale by the 1970s as the courtyard was used as a tennis court, and were converted to residential units during 2000-2001. <1>
Sources
- <1> SEX60050 Evaluation Report: Garwood, A.. 2001. Burton Bower Farm, Burton End nr Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex.