Barn Approximately 35 Metres To The South East Of Church Of St John

SK49NE HOOTON ROBERTS DONCASTER ROAD (south-east side)

6/15 Barn approximately 35 metres to south-east 29.3.68 of Church of St. John (formerly listed as Manor House Barn , known as the Tythe Barn)

GV II

Barn now disused. Late C18, truncated and roadside gable rebuilt following C20 road widening. Coursed, squared sandstone rubble; sheet asbestos roof. 2 storeys, 6½ bays (internal); upper storey has 2 rows of windows giving a 3-storey appearance.

Uphill side: quoins. Quoined, segmental-arched doorway to right of centre with part-dismantled buttress to its left. 3 rows of segmental-arched openings partly closed by wall stone mullions.

Downhill side: derelict apsidal horse engine house to left with doorway into barn; adjacent side wall of barn collapsed and now with timber shoring. Ground-floor windows largely blocked, most upper-floor windows retain stone divisions; two square loading windows with square-faced surrounds.

Interior: brick-arched window heads. C18 style king-post trusses re-use tie beams from a timber-framed building.

Illustrated in: P. Fowler, Farms in England Prehistoric to Present, 1983, RCHM, plate 73.

Listing NGR: SK4842597015