Barn To West Of Rowley Hill Farmhouse

This is a barn located to the west of Rowley Hill Farmhouse, dating from the 18th century. It is timber-framed and weatherboarded, with a red brick base and a roof made of peg and clay tiles. The barn has a rectangular plan, with the east front featuring brickwork on the ground floor and weatherboarding above, topped by a half hipped roof. A central dividing wall is visible, and to the north, there is a waggon way with a 20th-century metal door. Above this, there is a long dovecote with several openings and a partly extant landing board. The north end includes a red brick, slated lean-to with a blocked window, while south of the dividing wall, there is a garage with a loading door above. The south end is obscured by a stable.

The rear west elevation has a ground floor made of flint cobble panels and brick, with plain brickwork above. The north end features two exterior buttresses and a doorway, while the south end has a deep lean-to made of softwood with a lightly framed structure and a corrugated iron roof. The barn walling continues behind, showcasing a large 19th-century exterior tapered stack. The north end elevation includes a lean-to with simple herringbone brickwork and a loading door above, which is blocked by the lean-to roof. The gable is weatherboarded over a brick and flint wall.

Inside, three bays are visible on the north side of the central wall, suggesting that the barn was originally a six-bayed "double" barn. It features a double framed roof with raking queen struts and purlins supported on cleats, with collars at half bay intervals. An internal brick buttress mirrors the exterior. The south end has been floored and contains deep narrow joists with pendant soffits. According to the owner, the barn appears to have been converted for a special use in the 19th century, specifically for potato "chipping."