The Old Tithe Barn and Old Church Barn

The Old Tithe Barn and Old Church Barn are a medieval barn, with tree-ring dating indicating construction between 1354 and 1356. It was re-roofed around 1800 and altered in the late 19th century. The barn is built of lias limestone rubble, with some brick replacement walling, and has a plain tiled roof. It is arranged with seven bays aligned north/south, although the four southernmost bays are in a very dilapidated condition. The walls are approximately 3 feet thick, featuring raking buttresses dividing the bays and loopholes in each bay of the three southernmost bays: one in the east elevation and three at the north gable end. The north end of the east elevation has been partially rebuilt in brick, with three doors and a loft door inserted.

The barn’s interior retains its roof structure over the four northernmost bays, but it is deteriorated towards the south end. The roof features 30-foot span trusses; three tiers of trenched purlins and straight wind-braces, with twelve braces per bay (two to each tier of purlins on each side). The north end truss incorporates two collars with an arch-braced lower collar. The two southernmost trusses are of collar-and-tie-beam type, with three vertical struts beneath the lower collar, flanked by raking struts to the lowest purl, and a central moulded vertical strut beneath the upper collar. The southernmost truss is fragmentary; the second truss from the north end is from the 19th century, featuring an interrupted tie-beam, an upper collar, and raking struts to the lower purlin tiers. The two northernmost bays have a board ridge. The first and third bays from the north end are floored. A lean-to brick extension with a square light is located at the north gable end.

Historically, the barn belonged to the medieval manor house located to the north. Only the manor house's kitchen survives. A moat surrounds the site of the manor house, immediately north of the barn. The barn is a significant local example of its type.