Seven Mile Farm, gingang
Seven Mile Farm, gingang
HER Number
9290
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Seven Mile Farm, gingang
Place
Brenkley
Map Sheet
NZ27NW
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Power Generation Site
Site Type: Specific
Horse Engine
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Gingang, early C19. Tooled squared stone; Scottish slate roof. 8 piers with
later boarded infill between; larger stepped piers at north and south. Conical
roof. Interior: roof structure in suspension, with central pendant post
linked to principal rafters by radial collars and raking struts; 2 levels of
curving purlins. Blocked Gothic-arched opening for drive shaft, in adjacent
barn wall.
Attached barn and farm buildings have been altered and are not of special
interest. LISTED GRADE 2
later boarded infill between; larger stepped piers at north and south. Conical
roof. Interior: roof structure in suspension, with central pendant post
linked to principal rafters by radial collars and raking struts; 2 levels of
curving purlins. Blocked Gothic-arched opening for drive shaft, in adjacent
barn wall.
Attached barn and farm buildings have been altered and are not of special
interest. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
422960
Northing
575120
Grid Reference
NZ422960575120
Sources
Department of Culture Media and Sport, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 8/122