Barn And Cow House About 60 Yards North West Of Court Farmhouse

This building is a barn and cow house, located about 60 yards north-west of Court Farmhouse. It is believed to date from the 14th or 15th century, with an extension for the cow house added in the 18th century. The structure features high sandstone rubble and a brick plinth, with a timber frame that includes brick cogging, weatherboards, and corrugated iron roofs. The barn has six plus one bays aligned roughly north/south, supported by five pairs of cruck blades.

The east elevation faces the farmyard on sloping ground and has two opposing entrances with ledged doors, one located in the right bay and the other four bays further south. The frame consists of two large square panels high from the plinth to the wall-plate, with weatherboarded top panels and brick at the bottom. There are several tension braces, particularly near the doors. The lower 18th-century cow house extension to the south has one bay with four panels of framing made from relatively light scantling up to the wall-plate and a ledged door on the east side. There is also a 19th-century open lean-to on its south end, which is not included in the listing.

Inside, the cruck blades are halved at the top, and the pair immediately north of the southern threshing floor features cruck spurs, while the rear has ties, though some have been sawn off. Massive posts and rails remain in two panels at the south end where it connects with the adjoining cow house. At the north end, there are signs that the barn originally extended at least another bay in that direction. This barn is notably well-situated, with a picturesque relationship to the nearby parish church and Court Farmhouse. It is graded II* as a complete example of a substantial late medieval barn.