New Street, 1905
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History

This is a fascinating period town house, dating from the early 17th century and referred to in the Royal Commission on historic monuments 1932. The front of the house is early 18th Century, whilst the rear portion is considerably older, the barn room, from which the house takes its name dates from about 1612.

The house has other period features which are particularly attractive including the very gracefully proportioned staircase with Chinese Chippendale screens.

The Barn House was once a farm with its lands to the west. The tithe plan of Ledbury, 1841, shows the property with fields at the rear and the field which now forms the garden was know as Halladine Field. From about 1860 to 1920 the building was the home of the Ledbury Mineral Water Company.

In the late 1920s the warehouses were converted back to residential use by the local GP Dr Jones and have remained the same to the present day.


The Barn House . New Street . Ledbury . Herefordshire . HR8 2DX | Tel: +44 (0)1531 632825 | E-mail: Richard-Judi@thebarnhouse.net