Shelter Shed And Attached Byre 100 Metres North West Of Ingatestone Hall

The shelter shed and attached byre, located 100 metres northwest of Ingatestone Hall, are structures with origins dating back to the 16th century, with some parts from the early to mid-19th century. They are constructed of red brick in Flemish stretcher and Flemish bonds, and the roof is covered with handmade red clay tiles. The buildings are aligned northwest to southeast, with the shelter shed on the northwest side, open to the northeast, and the cowshed on the southeast side, facing northeast.

The structure is single-storey. The shelter shed features two stanchions at the front, while the byre has two doorways, one of which contains a 19th-century halved door, along with two 20th-century casement windows. The northwest gable end and part of the long southwest wall are made of 16th-century brickwork in Flemish stretcher bond. The northwest gable end displays two diaper patterns of flared blue headers, with a third pattern likely lost due to repairs at the lower west corner. A rectangular vent from the 19th century is located near the apex of the gable. The remaining southwest wall, southeast end wall, and two partition windows are made of early to mid-19th-century handmade bricks in Flemish bond.

Inside, the southwest wallplate of the shelter shed is made of old oak, possibly original, while the rest of the roof structure is from the 19th century, featuring clasped purlin construction. There are cement-rendered troughs along the full length of the rear, made of concrete blocks in the shelter shed and likely of brick in the cowshed. A plan from 1566 identifies this area as 'the mill house and garner,' and since the granary is still present, the surviving portions of the northwest and southwest walls may be remnants of a former horse-mill. Additionally, a small single-storey building with an entrance to the north and a tiled roof is depicted in a map from 1605 by the John Walkers, father and son.