Barn And Stables About 30 Yards West Of Acton Manor

This building is a barn and stables located about 30 yards west of Acton Manor. It dates from the 17th century, with alterations made in the mid-19th century and restoration in the late 20th century. The structure is timber-framed with rendered infill and a sandstone rubble base, and part of it is weatherboarded with a corrugated iron roof. It features four framed bays, with the second bay from the north gable end serving as a wagon bay that has opposed square-headed cart entries and large double doors. The south end bay is designated as the stable bay.

The framing consists of three square panels from the sill to the wall-plate, with short straight braces in the upper corners. The roof structure includes collar-and-tie-beam trusses with queen struts to the collar and V-struts in the apex. The west front elevation has two 20th-century doors flanking a central cart entrance, along with a door and a wood-mullioned window at the stable end, which also has a loft door above. Inside, the roof has undergone 20th-century alterations, featuring two rows of trenched purlins and a boarded ridge. The trusses on either side of the wagon bay are of the collar-and-tie-beam type with raking struts.