Barn At Ings Hall Farm Upper Moor Side

The barn at Ings Hall Farm, located on Upper Moor Side, is an early 17th-century structure that has undergone alterations in the 19th and 20th centuries. It features a timber-framed design with a single-aisled plan, complemented by coursed gritstone rubble on the gable and lower side walls, and a stone slate roof. The barn consists of six bays, with an aisle on the eastern side where the original aisle posts have been replaced with brick pillars. The exterior side walls are rendered, and the openings indicate late 19th or early 20th-century modifications. The northern gable showcases quoins and a loading door positioned in the upper section.

Inside, most of the original timber framing remains intact, including principal posts with curved braces that rise to deep, slightly cambered tie beams. These tie beams support a king-post truss, which is further reinforced by secondary splayed braces. Punched carpenters' marks suggest that the frame has not been significantly altered. The roof is made up of roughly-cut rafters that rest on two tiers of purlins, which are trenched into the backs of the principal rafters and extend only one bay in length. Despite the alterations, the barn retains much of its original character, likely dating back to the same period as the earliest phase of Ings Hall.