Farm Buildings At Beamish Hall Farm

The farm buildings at Beamish Hall Farm date from the late 18th century to the mid-19th century and have been restored around 1973. They consist of a former midden and foldyard enclosed by byres, a barn, and a shelter shed with a cart shed behind. Pig-sties form the fourth side of the midden yard, while walls with a muck pump attached create the fourth side of the fold yard. At the end of the barn, there is a boiler engine house. The buildings are constructed from coursed squared sandstone rubble with quoins and ashlar and brick dressings, featuring iron pumps and roofs made of Welsh slate and pantiles with stone gable copings.

The structures are low, with two storeys, and include 4- and 5-bay byres on the west and north sides of the midden yard, as well as a 5-bay shelter shed and a 4-bay barn on the west and north sides of the fold yard. The byres and shelter shed have brick-arched low segmental openings, and the barn has similar openings in two of its bays, along with small louvred loft openings at the eaves. The gingang north of the barn has stone piers and a half-octagonal roof. The boiler house attached to the west end of the barn features a tall round brick corniced chimney on the ridge of its hipped roof, while the other ranges have gabled roofs.

The pig sties and an earth-closet in the midden yard are enclosed by round-coped stone walls, with flat stone lintels over the entrances and a pantiled roof. The fold yard is bordered by a round-coped wall on the south side and has an external cast iron pump for extracting liquid from the yard. Two square piers create a wide entrance to the yard. The gingang contains a horse engine from around 1830, which has been relocated from Berwick Hill Low House Farm in Ponteland. The site now functions as a museum.