Barn At Number 24 (Nether Haugh Farm) Approximately 20 Metres To North East Of Farmhouse

This is a barn located at Number 24 (Nether Haugh Farm), approximately 20 metres to the northeast of the farmhouse. It dates from the 15th and 16th centuries, with walls infilled in the 18th and 19th centuries and a roof replaced in the 20th century. The barn is timber-framed, with walls now made of brick and rubble sandstone, and it has a sheet asbestos roof. It stands two storeys high and consists of five bays.

On the farmyard side, four bays are visible, with an adjoining farm building to the front right that is not of special interest. The divisions between the bays are marked by some exposed wall posts and changes in the wall infill. The left end post is visible, and the adjacent bay features a low stone wall with a boarded door, above which is brickwork with a hatch and a casement window. The next bay has rubble wallstone infill and an inserted casement. The following bay is flanked by braced wall posts, with a lower wall of rubble sandstone that has two blocked slit vents, and an upper wall of brick with a boarded hatch. The rightmost bay has boarded infill beneath a timber rail, with brickwork above encasing a timber brace. The lower parts of the gable walls expose the timber framing.

Inside, entry is through the right bay in the farmyard, leading to a stone-paved central threshing floor of the original three-bay structure. The two end bays to the left (west) are timber-framed additions. The original structure retains most of its wall posts, wall plates, and tie beams, with curved braces and some stud infill below the end-truss tie beam. The roof features collared rafters with twinned collars indicating the position of a former hipped roof and gablet. Peg holes in the rafter feet suggest that the eaves were sprocketted, and there are side purlins on raking struts. The added bays maintain braced wall posts, wall plates, and tie beams, while the end truss of the original three-bay structure has reused cruck-blade principals. The roof structure of the westernmost bay has been renewed.